Mission of Fear (1965)
May 20, 1965Release Date
Mission of Fear (1965)
May 20, 1965Release Date
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Cast & Crew.
Alain Cuny
Jean de Brébeuf
Jean-Guy Sabourin
Jacques Godin
Jean-Louis Millette
Albert Millaire
Yves Létourneau
Monique Mercure
Maurice Tremblay
Jacques Kasma
François Guillier
Ginette Letondal
John Pudney
Writer
Hubert Loiselle
le narrateur
André Belleau
Producer
Fernand Dansereau
Director / Editor
Alec Pelletier
Writer
Details.
Release DateMay 20, 1965
Original NameAstataïon ou Le festin des morts
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 17m
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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.