Bingo (1974 film)

Bingo is a 1974 French-Canadian thriller directed by Jean-Claude Lord. The plot relates to Quebec's October Crisis of 1970.^[3][4]

Bingo
Directed by	Jean-Claude Lord
Written by	Jean-Claude Lord Roch Poisson Lise Thouin Michel Capistran Jean Salvy
Produced by	Pierre David Louise Ranger
Starring	Réjean Guénette Anne-Marie Provencher Claude Michaud Alexandra Stewart Gilles Pelletier
Cinematography	Claude La Rue François Protat
Edited by	Jean-Claude Lord
Music by	Michel Comte
Production company	Les Films Mutuels
Distributed by	Ambassador Film Distributors (Canada) Michèle Dimitri Films (France) Les Films Mutuels (all media)
Release date	March 14, 1974 (1974-03-14)
Running time	113 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	French
Budget	$400,000[1]
Box office	$1.5 million (Canada)[2]

Synopsis

Director Jean-Claude Lord exploits the post-October Crisis paranoia that was rampant in Quebec with considerable panache with this skilful melodrama. Although the story is not about the events leading up to the War Measures Act, it does draw upon the fabric and feelings of that time. A young photographer (Réjean Guénette) becomes unwittingly entangled in a terrorist organization, which engages in a plot against prominent politicians and business leaders before an upcoming election. The film was hugely popular in Quebec and established Lord as a major director with this, his third feature.

Soundtrack

Lord's wife, and co-screenwriter, the actress Lise Thouin released "Bingo", written by Michel Conte as a single.^[5]

Reception

The film was well received in Quebec but failed to find an audience elsewhere, grossing $1.5 million in Canada.^[1][2]