---
title: 'The Crime of Ovide Plouffe (1984)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Denys Arcand'
released: '1984-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 107
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Canada'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-crime-of-ovide-plouffe-1984'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087098/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Crime of Ovide Plouffe (1984)

1984 · 107 min · Drama · Canada

Original title: Le Crime d'Ovide Plouffe

## Synopsis

The Crime of Ovide Plouffe, also known as Murder in the Family in its television run, is a Canadian film and television miniseries from Quebec. The project consisted of two parts: a two-hour theatrical film directed by Denys Arcand which was released to theatres in 1984, and a six-hour television miniseries which aired in 1986, with four hours directed by Gilles Carle leading into the Arcand film as the final two hours.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Denys Arcand](https://cinepixo.com/people/denys-arcand), [Gilles Carle](https://cinepixo.com/people/gilles-carle)
- **Screenplay:** [Denys Arcand](https://cinepixo.com/people/denys-arcand)
- **Producer:** [John Kemeny](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-kemeny)
- **Director of Photography:** [François Protat](https://cinepixo.com/people/francois-protat)

## Cast

- [Denise Filiatrault](https://cinepixo.com/people/denise-filiatrault)
- [Anne Létourneau](https://cinepixo.com/people/anne-letourneau)
- [Dominique Michel](https://cinepixo.com/people/dominique-michel)
- [Claude Laroche](https://cinepixo.com/people/claude-laroche)
- [Jean Martin](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-martin)
- [Luc Proulx](https://cinepixo.com/people/luc-proulx)
- [Louise Laparé](https://cinepixo.com/people/louise-lapare)
- [Alain Zouvi](https://cinepixo.com/people/alain-zouvi)
- [Julien Poulin](https://cinepixo.com/people/julien-poulin)
- [Jean Carmet](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-carmet)
- [Gabriel Arcand](https://cinepixo.com/people/gabriel-arcand)
- [Jean Claudio](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-claudio)
- [Juliette Huot](https://cinepixo.com/people/juliette-huot)
- [Yves Jacques](https://cinepixo.com/people/yves-jacques)
- [Claude Lemieux](https://cinepixo.com/people/claude-lemieux)

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