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Mission of Fear is a canadien film of genre Drama directed by Fernand Dansereau with Alain Cuny
Mission of Fear (1965)
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Add to a movie listLength 1h17
Directed by Fernand Dansereau
OriginCanada
Genres Drama
Themes Films about religion
Rating62%
Mission of Fear (French: Astataïon, ou Le Festin des morts) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Fernand Dansereau and released in 1965.
Based on The Jesuit Relations, the film dramatizes the story of the Canadian Martyrs at the Jesuit mission of Sainte-Marie among the Hurons through the reflections of Jean de Brébeuf (Alain Cuny) as he awaits his death. The cast also includes Jacques Godin, François Guillier, Jacques Kasma, Ginette Letondal, Hubert Loiselle, Yves Létourneau, Monique Mercure, Albert Millaire, Jean-Louis Millette, Jean Perraud, Jean-Guy Sabourin, Marcel Sabourin, Janine Sutto and Maurice Tremblay.
The film won Best Picture at the Canadian Film Awards in 1966.
Synopsis
En 1638, un groupe de missionnaires jésuites est capturé par les Hurons et menacé de mort. Devant la perspective sombre de mourir, le plus jeune des missionnaires s’interroge, pendant la nuit, sur son action et son engagement apostolique.Actors
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