Acting
Antoine Bertrand physically transformed—gained 60 pounds of believable heft.
Production
Period Quebec recreated with dirt-under-the-nails authenticity.
Practical Effects
Real strongman feats, minimal CGI trickery.
Director
Daniel Roby
Antoine Bertrand
Louis Cyr
Guillaume Cyr
Horace Barré
Rose-Maïté Erkoreka
Mélina Cyr
Gilbert Sicotte
Gustave Lambert
Gil Bellows
Richard K. Fox
Cliff Saunders
Mac Somher
Amélie Grenier
Philomène Cyr
Éliane Gagnon
Émiliana Cyr (18 ans)
Frédéric Lemay
Pierrot Cyr (18 ans)
Nico Racicot
Adam Pricket
Normand Carrière
Pierre Cyr
Marilyn Castonguay
Marie-Amélina Cyr (19 ans)
Elias Toufexis
Bryce Johnston
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The real Louis Cyr's backlift record—4,337 pounds—remained unbroken for over a century. The film's recreation used period-accurate dumbbells weighing up to 200 pounds each.
This became Quebec's highest-grossing domestic film ever, beating even Hollywood blockbusters in province—part of a wave of Québécois cinema reclaiming working-class heroes.
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