Once Upon a Time in the East

Once Upon a Time in the East

1974
1h 41m
4.9

4.9/10

8 votes • View on IMDb
Drama Comedy
Overview

Two women and a transvestite gay man cross paths in this French Canadian drama. The transvestite is preparing for a drag-queen beauty pageant, and has decided to present himself as Cleopatra. Of the two women, one was just fired from her waitressing job and seeks to go back to work at the nightclub where the beauty pageant is to be held. The other woman's mother has just won one million food stamps.

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Language: FR

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Production Information

Production Companies
Société Nouvelle de Cinématographie Les Productions Carle-Lamy
Production Countries
Canada
Spoken Languages
French

Keywords

drag queen transvestite gay theme

Quick Facts

Original Title Il était une fois dans l'Est
Release Date May 26, 1974
Status Released
Language FR
IMDb ID tt0071649

Cast

Denise Filiatrault
Denise Filiatrault

Hélène

Michelle Rossignol
Michelle Rossignol

Pierrette

Frédérique Collin
Frédérique Collin

Lise Paquette

Sophie Clément
Sophie Clément

Carmen

André Montmorency
André Montmorency

Sandra

Amulette Garneau
Amulette Garneau

Bec de lièvre

Denis Drouin
Denis Drouin

Maurice

Jean Archambault
Jean Archambault

Hosanna

Gilles Renaud
Gilles Renaud

Cuirette

Claude Gai
Claude Gai

La Duchesse de Langeais

Manda Parent
Manda Parent

Germaine Lauzon

Béatrice Picard
Béatrice Picard

Robertine

Key Crew

André Brassard
Writer
André Brassard
Director
Pierre Lamy
Producer
Michel Tremblay
Writer