Original production:.Original production in French.

Director, Pierre Patry ; producer, Bernard Devlin ; executive producer, Guy Glover ; script, Lise Lavallée, Pierre Patry ; photography, François Séguillon, Gilles Gascon ; sound, Joseph Champagne ; editing, Pierre Patry, Victor Jobin ; sound editing, Marguerite Payette ; re-recording, Ron Alexander, Roger Lamoureux.

Cast, Paul Alain, Jacques Auger, Len Birman, Jean Coutu, Eric Donkin, Jean Gascon, Paul Guèvremont, Paul Hébert, Basil Schapiro, Lionel Villeneuve.

Recorded 1962.

He died prematurely, but he left French Canada a legacy of political freedom. Made in Montréal, in the old Court House where Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine held office as Chief Justice, the film begins on the day of his death, flashing back to tense moments in his life.

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Description based on online resource; title from title screen (National Film Board of Canada, viewed 2023-08-10).