October 1970 is an eight-part made-for-television series that played on Canadian television in October and November 2006. It is a dramatization of the actual events surrounding the October Crisis in the Canadian province of Quebec, when members of the militant separatist group Front de libération du Québec abducted British Trade Commissioner James Cross and then Pierre Laporte, the Vice-Premier and Minister of Labour of Quebec, the latter of whom they murdered. Cast Patrick Labbé as Julien Giguère Karine Vanasse as Christine (fictional character designed by combining Carole Devault with Louise Verreault) Denis Bernard as Pierre Laporte Hugh Thompson as McLeery Mathieu Grondin as Jacques Lanctôt Fanny La Croix as Louise Lanctôt Mark Day as Mark Lepage Gary Levert as Michel St-Louis (reporter) Eric Paulhus as Bernard Lortie Hugo Saint-Cyr as Paul Rose R.H. Thomson as James Cross Paul Doucet as Jean-Marc Derek Moran as Branko as Sgt Albert Lisacek Reception October 1970 was severely criticised by articles of and letters to Le Devoir : How to become a hero "If he is still alive, [Giguère] must be dying of laughter » To be seen sep 12 on TV, the series in French "...clearly distorted for dramatisation purposes » Radio-Canada (the French-language counterpart of CBC) was doubtful of the series' quality Letters about the series October 1970, by Jacques Lanctôt himself CBC's series about FLQ : War, yes my colonel "...giving back life, against all historical obviousness, to the ludicrous idea of a plot aiming to institute a temporary government in October 1970." References External links 2006 television films 2006 films Canadian drama television films 2000s Canadian television miniseries Television shows filmed in Quebec October Crisis CBC Television original films Canadian political drama television series Films directed by Don McBrearty 2000s Canadian films