$8.50 a Barrel (Huit Piastres et Demie!)

$8.50 a Barrel (Huit Piastres et Demie!) 1981 Released

Directed by Glen Pitre

· 58 min

 

$8.50 a Barrel (Huit Piastres et Demie!) 1981 Released

Directed by Glen Pitre

· 58 min

 

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.

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.
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RUNTIME
N/A min
RELEASED
Jan 1, 1981
COUNTRY
US
LANGUAGE
FR
SPOKEN
French
BUDGET
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REVENUE
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