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Palm picks up US rights to Canadian hit The Rocket

Palm Pictures has acquired US rights to the biographical ice hockey film The Rocket: The Legend Of Rocket Richard.The film won nine awards at the 2007 Genie Awards including best director for Charles Biname and best actor for Roy Dupuis.Palm Pictures plans for a late autumn theatrical release followed by a winter DVD release for the story of Maurice 'The Rocket' Richard, who overcame his working class roots to play for the Montreal Canadiens and became the first ...

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