The Dionne Quintuplets
en
PG-13
November 1978
Documentary
In 1934, Elzire Dionne delivered five identical girls. The Dionne Quintuplets follows Cecile, Emilie, Marie, Yvonne and Annette through twenty-one years of strange upbringing. When the girls were just infants, the premier of Ontario issued a court order removing them from parental care. Cut off from the world and their family, over-publicized, viewed twice daily in a special viewing compound, they grew up as prize exhibits. Director Donald Brittain uses old newsreel footage, home-movie sequences and interviews to depict a historic event that became a tragic exploitation of a family.
Runtime:
1 hour 30 minutes
Status:
Released
Original Language:
en
Budget:
N/A
Revenue:
N/A
Director:
Donald Brittain