Amanita Pestilens (1963)
1h 19m
Running Time
February 1, 1963Release Date
Amanita Pestilens (1963)
1h 19m
Running Time
February 1, 1963Release Date
Plot.
A man obsessed with his award-winning lawn goes to great lengths to keep it looking great when mushrooms suddenly start appearing all over the yard.
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Cast & Crew.
Jacques Labrecque
Henri Martin
Huguette Oligny
Louise Martin
Geneviève Bujold
Sophie Martin
Benoît Girard
Simon
Blake James
Cram
Blake James
Cram
Jean-Louis Millette
Bank manager
Julien Lippé
Thunder Sr.
Georges Cortez
Striptease club manager
Roger Garceau
Rose - the botanist neighbour
Ronald France
Neighbour
J. Léo Gagnon
Neighbour
Pierre Baron
Bouncer
Yvon Leroux
Neighbour
Denise Bombardier
Young woman with a baby
David Cochrane
Sound
David Walker
Writer
David Walker
Writer
F. R. Crawley
Producer
Larry Crosley
Music / Original Music Composer
Minou
Makeup Artist
René Bonnière
Director / Editor
F.R. Crawley
Producer
Claude Bonnière
Set Decoration
John Knight
Sound Editor
Thomas Glynn
Camera Operator
Raoul-Jean Foure
Hairstylist
Frank Stokes
Director of Photography
Details.
This Movie Is About.
mushrooms
Wiki.
Amanita Pestilens is a 1963 Canadian-American psychological horror-fantasy/drama film produced by F. R. Crawley, and directed by René Bonnière. It was "the first Canadian feature film to be shot in both English and French with the same set of actors". It included an early career performance by Geneviève Bujold, along with performances by Jacques Labrecque and Huguette Oligny. This was the first Canadian feature film to be produced in colour. It was filmed at Harrington Lake, Québec.
The film's script was written by Canadian author David Walker and was initially titled Staircases. Bonnière persuaded Crawley to fund and produce a film based on this script. The new title, Amanita Pestilens, meant "Poisoned Love".