Le reel du pendu (1972)
Feature-length documentary filmed in three locations as far apart as possible: Louisiana, Acadia and Quebec, but where Le reel du pendu is played – a musical piece performed on the violin, harmonica and guitar or the accordion for over two hundred years. Through this improvised music of a death row inmate, the spectator is invited to discover for himself “the sound of the French in America”.
Released: Jan 01, 1972
Runtime: 57 minutes
Genre: Documentary, Music
Stars: Isom Fontenot, Dennis McGhee, S.D Courville, Alphonse "Bois Sec" Ardoin, Majorique Duguay, André Savoie
Crew: Jean-Pierre Joutel (Sound Mixer), Serge Beauchemin (Sound), André Gladu (Director), Joseph Champagne (Sound), Thomas Vamos (Director of Photography), François Séguillon (Producer)