Mission of Fear (1965)

Original title

Astataïon ou Le festin des morts

Directed by

Fernand Dansereau

Genre

drama film

Country

Canada

Runtime

1h 17m

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Jesuit missionary in 17th century Canada reflects on his life and faith while awaiting his death. The film adapts historical accounts of the missionaries at the Huron mission.

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What happens

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 the award for Best Feature Film at the Canadian Film Awards in 1966. The film was one of the first times that bare breasts were shown on television with its airing by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation in 1965. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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