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COLLECTION · Series · 1971

The Maple Leaf

La Feuille d'érable

Historical epic that pays tribute to unknown who colonized New France. The story begins with the arrival of François Bellerose, who came from France with Jacques Cartier in 1535, and ends at the death in 1760 of one of his descendants, Julien Bellerose. Recounts how one generation to generation there, family overcame adversity to build, with tenacity and courage, their country.

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* 9.0 (1)DramaSwitzerland · Canada
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Creators
Marie Desmarais
Countries
Switzerland · Canada · France
Studios
ICI Radio-Canada Télé · ORTF Télévision · La Une · RTS Un · Radio Canada Productions · SRG SSR · ORTF · RTBF
Runtime
60 min/ep
Release
28/12/1971
Score
9.0 / 10 (1)
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Seasons and episodes
Season 1
13 episodes · 1971
Episode 1. The Canadian Man (Le Canayen)
1971-12-28 · 60 min

François Bellerose, wounded by two arrows during Jacques Cartier's Canadian expedition, loses consciousness as the French escape in the longboat. Indians carry him away, and delirium from fever sets in. Upon awakening, he faces his…

Episode 2. The Canadian Woman (La Canayenne)
1972-01-04 · 60 min

François's fiancée, lost in Canada fighting Indians, joins settlers from France to find him living among them. She then reintegrates him into civilization.

Episode 3. The Girl of Tadoussac (La Pucelle de Tadoussac)
1972-01-11 · 60 min

Having escaped a ship, three bandits raid the Bellerose home, where only the women reside. Jean and Pierre Bellerose, aided by Iroquois Indians, pursue them to rescue the women.

Episode 4. The Cross of Mont Royal (La Croix du Mont-Royal)
1972-01-18 · 60 min

Jean Bellerose, a Frenchman, is the first casualty of the Iroquois resistance to colonial settlement, prompting a war between settlers and the Iroquois.

Episode 5. A Burning Winter (Un Hiver Brûlant)
1972-01-25 · 60 min

As Pierre Bellerose prepares to leave Santa Maria for Montreal with furs, the murder of a young Native American ignites tensions. Accusations fly against a French trader and even the mission's superior officer. Bellerose, witnessing the…

Episode 6. The King's Daughter (La Fille du Roy)
1972-02-01 · 60 min

Arriving in Canada as one of 150 "filles du roi" sent to remedy the gender imbalance, Nicole d'Astier finds herself drawn to a solitary lumberjack who spurns her marriage prospects.

Episode 7. Three Thousand Soldiers, One Woman (3000 Soldats, Une Fille)
1972-02-08 · 60 min

François Bellerose rescues a drowning woman who claims to be from Boston and warns of an imminent English attack on Quebec, but the governor suspects she is a spy.

Episode 8. The Caribus (Les Caribous)
1972-02-15 · 60 min

Hudson Bay, 1694: Bellerose, a backwoodsman, must announce the French reoccupation of Fort Nelson (renamed Fort Bourbon) and renegotiate the fur trade with the Eskimos. Guided by a mixed-race Eskimo interpreter, Bellerose will face the…

Episode 9. The Lord Of The Forest (Le Seigneur De La Forêt)
1972-02-22 · 60 min

Canada, 1702. A suspicious death during a Bellerose logging operation ignites superstitious fears among the lumberjacks, who blame the "White Lady."

Episode 10. The Camel's Treasure (Le Trésor Du Chameau)
1972-02-29 · 60 min

Canada, 1725: Leon Bellerose, an informant for the governor, works with the chief engineer of the Cap Breton fortress, whose daughter is pursued by an officer, the son of a high-ranking official.

Episode 11. The Acadians (Les Acadiens)
1972-03-07 · 60 min

Canada, 1758. Major Evans, a British officer, is ordered to eliminate rebels evading deportation. Pierre Bellerose, with his brother and wife, seeks refuge in the woods alongside other locals.

Episode 12. The Fugitive (L’Évadé)
1972-03-14 · 60 min

Canada, 1758. Amidst fifteen years of conflict between the French and Canadians, young Quebec garrison officer Julian Bellerose is betrothed to his cousin. During a country walk, she encounters and hides a wounded, fugitive English…

Episode 13. Farewell to the Fleur-de-Lis (L’Adieu Au Lys)
1972-03-21 · 60 min

England prevails in the war. Aunt Anne's death coincides with the Bellerose mansion becoming a refuge. Anne Marie returns, remorseful for her elopement, and seeks reconciliation with her former fiancé. (Final episode)

Cast by season
Dominique Briand
Dominique Briand
Louis Bellerose
Gilles Renaud
Gilles Renaud
François Bellerose
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Léo Ilial
Jacques Cartier
François Tassé
François Tassé
Julien Bellerose
Carole Laure
Carole Laure
Anne-Marie Bellerose
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