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Night Zoo (French: Un Zoo la Nuit) is a 1987 Canadian film. It is directed and written by Jean-Claude Lauzon. It made its debut at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival. The film was selected as the Canadian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 60th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.It was also the most successful film in the history of the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television's film awards program, winning a record 13 Genie Awards in every single category where it was nominated. The film garnered 14 nominations overall; the film's only nomination that failed to translate into a win was Gilles Maheu's nod for Best Actor, as he lost to the film's other Best Actor nominee, Roger Lebel.
Original Release
05/01/1987
US Release
03/30/1988
Cast
Name | Character |
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Gilles Maheu | Marcel |
Roger Lebel | Albert |
Lorne Brass | George |
Germain Houde | Charlie |
Jerry Snell | American |
Lynne Adams | Julie |
Anna-Maria Giannotti | Angelica |
Nereo Lorenzi | Pepe |
Nicolas Clarizio | Worker |
Vincent Ierfino | Worker |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Gilles Maheu | Marcel |
Roger Lebel | Albert |
Lorne Brass | George |
Germain Houde | Charlie |
Jerry Snell | American |
Lynne Adams | Julie |
Anna-Maria Giannotti | Angelica |
Nereo Lorenzi | Pepe |
Nicolas Clarizio | Worker |
Vincent Ierfino | Worker |
Amulette Garneau | Yvonne |
Luc Proulx | Cook |
Jean-Pierre Saulnier | Guard at entry |
Jean Pierre Bergeron | Guard at cell |
Dominique Michel | Receptionist / Receptionist at peep-show |
Denys Arcand | Man at peep-show |
Walter Massey | Mr. Chagnon |
Paolo Giurato | Italian waiter |
Luigi Napolitano | Italian cook |
Pierre Wiper | Guard |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Roger Frappier | Producer |
Louise Gendron | Producer |
Pierre Gendron | Producer |