Million Dollar Babies
Brief Synopsis
Based on the true story of the Dionnes, a French Canadian couple who had identical quintuplets in 1934 and then struggled to regain custody of their children from the greedy, media-hungry doctor who delivered and exploited them.
Cast & Crew
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Pierre Curzi
Cynthia Belliveau
Leni Parker
David Francis
James Hayes Liboiron
Kate Nelligan
Film Details
Genre
Drama
Historical
Period
Release Date
1994
Location
Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Synopsis
Based on the true story of the Dionnes, a French Canadian couple who had identical quintuplets in 1934 and then struggled to regain custody of their children from the greedy, media-hungry doctor who delivered and exploited them.
Cast
Pierre Curzi
Cynthia Belliveau
Leni Parker
David Francis
James Hayes Liboiron
Kate Nelligan
Pierre Leblanc
James B Douglas
Monique Spaziani
Emily Gilliland
Celine Bonnier
Domini Blythe
Richard Jutras
Bonnie Morris-vanasse
Cedric Smith
Tod Fennell
Renee Girard
Grace Morris-vanasse
Sebastien Duguay
Reg Dreger
Rémy Girard
Michael Rhoades
Marcel Sabourin
Philip Spensley
Ginette Reno
Leon Pownall
Jack Eyarole
Lynne Deragon
Julia Garland
Maggie Castle
Sean Mccann
Erin Morris-vanasse
Paul Stewart
Tiah-rosine Coxon
Beau Bridges
Joan Orenstein
Charles Powell
Greg Ellwand
Lisa Bronwyn Moore
Samantha Gilliland
Martin Drainville
Richard Dumont
Brooke Gilliland
Simone-elise Girard
Mark Wilson
Sean Hewitt
Ilana Besner
Jonathan Stark
Roy Dupuis
Arthur Holden
Crew
Peter Alves
Post-Production Supervisor
Daniel Auclair
Unit Manager
Marie Beaulier
Continuity
Marie Andree Bedard
Adr
Yves Beland
Video
Luc Beliveau
Video Assist/Playback
Patrice Bengel
Property Master
Erica Benson
Researcher
Alban Berg
Assistant Editor
Alain Bernard
Production Assistant
Blanche Boileau
Wardrobe
Diane Boisvert
Production Assistant
Pierre Bourcier
Assistant Engineer
Rejean Brochu
Construction
Anne Brosseau
Production Coordinator
Stephane Cadotte
Foley
Frances Calder
Set Decorator
Jo Caron
Foley
Marianne Carter
Dresser
Denis Caspar
Graphic Artist
Micheline Charest
Executive Producer
Benoit Coallier
Sound
Louis Collin
Sound Effects Editor
Marie Josee Corbeil
Advisor
Suzette Couture
Screenplay
Francois Daignault
Other
Jerome Decarie
Foley
Christopher Dedrick
Music
Jean-yves Denis
Grip
Francois Deschamps
Post-Production
Annette Dionne
Other
Cecile Dionne
Other
Yvonne Dionne
Other
Marie-louise Donald
Advisor
Catherine Fitzgerald
Dialogue Editor
Nathalie Fleurant
Dialogue Editor
Claude Fortin
Grip
David Franco
Director Of Photography
Anne Galea
Assistant Set Decorator
Martin Gendron
Other
Johanne Gravel
Makeup Assistant
Christine Grenier
Dresser
Robert Guertin
Other
Benoit Hamel
Assistant Director
Sofie Handfield
Other
Claude Hazanavicius
Sound
Robyn Holland
Transportation Coordinator
Louis Junger
Other
Jean Kazemirchuk
On-Set Dresser
Diane Kerbel
Casting
Christina Kontos
Accountant
Jim Kontos
Unit Manager Assistant
Helene Lafrance
Art Department Coordinator
Daniel Lalande
Dresser
Yves Langlois
Editor
Darid Lapointe
Hair Stylist
Stephane Lariviere
Assistant Editor
Rene Laroche
Production
Carl Lessard
Graphic Artist
Denis Menard
Best Boy
Thierry Morlaas-lurbe
Boom Operator
Donald J. Mowat
Makeup Artist
John Nestorowich
Adr
Hasanain Panju
Production Coordinator
Francois Parent
Camera Trainee
Janine Pearson
Dialogue Coach
Michel Pepiard
Key Grip
Jean Francois Perrault
Post-Production Coordinator
Gillian Pitt
Assistant
Jacques Plante
Adr Supervisor
Jacques Plante
Adr Editor
Pierre Provost
Gaffer
Mario Racicot
Assistant Property Master
Jeff Racine
Production Assistant
Denis Ratelle
Other
Vincent Regaude
Sound Effects Editor
Ginette Regis
Dresser
George Richardson
Art Director
Norma Richardson
Hair Assistant
Stuart Robinson
Special Effects
Stuart Robinson
Animatronics
Lucie Robitaille
Casting
Alain Roy
Rerecording
Denis Saindon
Sound Effects Editor
Michele Saint-arnaud
Location Manager
Caroline Saunders
Grip
Francois Seguin
Production Designer
Anne Sirdis
Assistant Director
Michael Steinmetzer
Other
Don Teichroeb
Other
Dandy Thibaudeau
Extras Agent/Coordinator
Sylvie Thibeault
Other
Philippe Touchette
Office Assistant
Paul Tremblay
Best Boy
Joey Vekters
Video
Haymkind Vermette
Sound Supervisor
Ronald A Weinberg
Executive Producer
Jonathan Wenk
Photography
Ian Whittaker
Special Effects
Ian Whittaker
Animatronics
Michael Williams
Assistant Director
Bernard Zukerman
Producer
Film Details
Genre
Drama
Historical
Period
Release Date
1994
Location
Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States November 20, 1994
Aired in United States November 22, 1994
Estimated budget: $8,000,000
Broadcast on CBC, Canada, on November 20 and 22, 1994.
Began shooting May 9, 1994.
Completed shooting July 20, 1994.
TV rating: TV-PG-D
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