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The Coffin Affair

In 1953, in the Gaspé forest, there are three bodies half eaten by bears. Fearing repercussions on tourism and investment, Prime minister Maurice Duplessis decided to make an example accusing Wilbert Coffin.

Top Cast

  • Micheline Lanctôt

    Micheline Lanctôt

  • Gabriel Arcand

    Gabriel Arcand

    Alain Courtemanche

  • August Schellenberg

    August Schellenberg

    Wilbert Coffin

  • Thomas Donohue

    Thomas Donohue

    Capitaine Lucien Marois

  • Yvon Dufour

    Yvon Dufour

    Capitaine Roland Forget

  • Roger Lebel

    Roger Lebel

    Pascal Dion

  • Jean-Marie Lemieux

    Jean-Marie Lemieux

    Ben Ménard

  • Aubert Pallascio

    Aubert Pallascio

    Sergent René Bourdon

  • Raymond Cloutier

    Raymond Cloutier

    Le chauffeur de taxi

Overview

In 1953, in the Gaspé forest, there are three bodies half eaten by bears. Fearing repercussions on tourism and investment, Prime minister Maurice Duplessis decided to make an example accusing Wilbert Coffin.

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