The Wise Guys (1972 film)

The Wise Guys (French: Les Smattes) is a Canadian crime drama film, directed by Jean-Claude Labrecque and released in 1972.^[1] Labrecque's first narrative feature film after a career making documentaries, the film centres on Pierre Drouin (Donald Pilon) and Réjean Cardinal (Daniel Pilon), two friends in the Gaspésie region of Quebec who become fugitives after refusing to leave their village when the provincial government orders it to be shut down.^[2]

The Wise Guys
French	Les Smattes
Directed by	Jean-Claude Labrecque
Written by	Jean-Claude Labrecque Clément Perron Lise Noiseux
Produced by	Pierre Lamy
Starring	Donald Pilon Daniel Pilon
Cinematography	Guy Dufaux
Edited by	Pierre Leroux
Music by	Jacques Perron
Production companies	Cinak Compagnie Cinématographique Les Productions Carle-Lamy Les Filmes Jean-Claude Labrecque
Distributed by	Les Films Mutuels
Release date	April 20, 1972 (1972-04-20)
Running time	86 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	French

The cast also includes Marcel Sabourin, Louise Laparé, Marcel Martel and Pierre Dagenais.

The film premiered in Quebec theatres on April 20, 1972.^[3] It was subsequently screened in the Directors' Fortnight stream at the 1972 Cannes Film Festival.^[3]