This documentary was made in 1978, and narrated by Pierre Berton, the author of "The Dionne Years - a Thirties Melodrama". It was made by the National film board of Canada, and is approximately 90 minutes in length. It's a very interesting documentary, with a lot of exclusive footage of the quints as babies until the late 70's. People who were close to the quints were interviewed: Nurses, classmates, people from the area where they lived and grew up, and so on... I have made some screen caps, which you can look at below. There is more than one page, so click on "Next" at the bottom of the page to see more.

Five gas pumps, (each with a name of one of the quints printed on it)
at the service station, operated by Léon Dionne, the Dionne quints uncle.


The quintuplets' siblings. From left to right: Ernest, with Daniel on his lap, Therese,
and Rose with Pauline on her lap.


The whole family, excluding the quints. Mr and Mrs Dionne with their children.


The actual bed in which the Dionne quints were born in 1934.
Here, it is standing in the Dionne Quints Museum in North Bay 40 years later.


Two of the newborn quintuplets.


Mr. Dionne with Pauline and Daniel in their kitchen.


The quints' older sister, Therese.


The quints' older sister, Pauline.


Mrs. Dionne, looking at one of her little quints.


One of the quints, being dabbed with olive oil.

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