The Devil's Toy

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Release date: July 01, 1966
Duration: 15 minutes
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Overview

Dedicated “to all victims of intolerance,” "The Devil’s Toy" is a faux–public service documentary that chronicles the early days of skateboarding in Montreal. Framed as mock anti-skateboarding propaganda, Claude Jutra contrasts official hostility with the exhilaration and freedom experienced by youths racing downhill through city streets, shortly before the activity was banned.

Starring

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Pierre Charpentier
Self (uncredited)
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Charles Denner
Récitant / Narrator (voice)
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Marc Harvey
Himself