''Mission of Fear'' (french: Astataïon, ou Le Festin des morts) is a Canadian drama film, directed by
Fernand Dansereau
Fernand Dansereau (born April 5, 1928) is a Canadian film director and film producer.
Biography
After five years working as a reporter for the Montreal daily Le Devoir, Dansereau joined the NFB in 1955. He was a founding member of the NFB's ...
and released in 1965.
Based on ''
The Jesuit Relations
''The Jesuit Relations'', also known as ''Relations des Jésuites de la Nouvelle-France'', are chronicles of the Jesuit missions in New France. The works were written annually and printed beginning in 1632 and ending in 1673.
Originally written ...
'', the film dramatizes the story of the
Canadian Martyrs at the
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mission of
Sainte-Marie among the Hurons
Sainte-Marie among the Hurons (french: Sainte-Marie-au-pays-des-Hurons) was a French Jesuit settlement in Wendake, the land of the Wendat, near modern Midland, Ontario, from 1639 to 1649. It was the first European settlement in what is now the ...
through the reflections of
Jean de Brébeuf
Jean de Brébeuf () (25 March 1593 16 March 1649) was a French Jesuit missionary who travelled to New France (Canada) in 1625. There he worked primarily with the Huron (Wyandot people) for the rest of his life, except for a few years in Franc ...
(
Alain Cuny
René Xavier Marie Alain Cuny (12 July 1908 – 16 May 1994) was a French actor of stage and screen. He was closely linked with the works of Paul Claudel and Antonin Artaud, and for his performances for the Théâtre national populaire and Od ...
) as he awaits his death. The cast also includes
Jacques Godin
Jacques Godin (; 14 September 1930 – 26 October 2020) was a Canadian film, television and stage actor. He was born in Montreal, Quebec.
Career
He won the Canadian Film Award for Best Actor at the 25th Canadian Film Awards in 1973 for his role ...
, François Guillier, Jacques Kasma, Ginette Letondal, Hubert Loiselle, Yves Létourneau,
Monique Mercure
Marie Lise Monique Émond (14 November 193016 May 2020), better known as Monique Mercure (), was a Canadian stage and screen actress. She was one of the country's great actors of the classical and modern repertory. In 1977, Mercure won a Cann ...
,
Albert Millaire
Rodolphe Albert Millaire, CC, CQ (January 18, 1935 – August 15, 2018) was a Canadian actor and theatre director. ,
Jean-Louis Millette, Jean Perraud, Jean-Guy Sabourin,
Marcel Sabourin
Marcel Sabourin, OC (born March 25, 1935) is a Canadian actor and writer from Quebec.Gaetan Charlebois and Anne Nothof"Sabourin, Marcel" ''Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia'', October 20, 2015. He is most noted for his role as Abel Gagné, the centra ...
,
Janine Sutto
Janine Sutto, (20 April 1921 – 28 March 2017) was a French-born Canadian actress and comedian.
Career
Born in Paris to Léopold Sutto and Renée Mamert, she emigrated to Canada in 1930, with her family settling in Montreal.
At age 14, Sutt ...
and Maurice Tremblay.
The film won the award for
Best Feature Film
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at the
Canadian Film Awards
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in 1966.
Canadian Film Awards
at The Canadian Encyclopedia
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.
The film was one of the first times that bare breasts were shown on television with its airing by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
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in 1965.
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1965 films
Canadian drama films
1965 drama films
Best Picture Genie and Canadian Screen Award winners
National Film Board of Canada films
Films directed by Fernand Dansereau
Films scored by Maurice Blackburn
First Nations films
French-language Canadian films
Canadian black-and-white films
1960s Canadian films
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