$8.50 a Barrel (Huit Piastres et Demie!)

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1981

58 minutes

Summary

During the Great Depression, shrimp prices spiraled down. Fishermen began to organize, families chose sides, and violence erupted. The Cajun cast recreates the tumultuous Shrimp War of 1938 in this thrilling film. Though made on a tiny scale, its verisimilitude recalls Victor Fleming’s dramatic 1937 film, Captains Courageous. This film is in Cajun French, though TMDB will not recognize it as a language.

Glen Pitre

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StatusReleased: 44 years ago
January 1, 1981

LanguageFrançais

Spoken LanguagesFrançais

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