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The Rocket

2007·2h 4m·PG
DramaBiographySport
IMDb Rating
★ 7.6/10
5,618 votes

A story about Quebec's most famous hockey player, Maurice "The Rocket" Richard, focusing on the struggles of a French Canadian in the National Hockey League dominated by Anglophones.

The Rocket is a 2007 drama biography movie directed by Charles Binamé, starring Roy Dupuis, Philip Craig, Julie Le Breton. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.6/10 from 5,618 votes and runs 2h 4m.

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Director
Charles Binamé
Stars
Roy Dupuis
Philip Craig
Julie Le Breton
Stephen McHattie
Creators
Ken Scott
Details
2007-03-26
124 min
Movie
PG
★ Canada
★ French, English
Keywords
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