''The Hounds of Notre Dame'' is a 1980

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directed by

Zale Dalen Zale Dalen is a Canadian film and television director. He is known for the 1980 film ''The Hounds of Notre Dame'', for which he garnered a Genie Award nomination for Best Director at the 2nd Genie Awards in 1981, the cult films '' Skip Tracer'' (1 ...

Plot

''The Hounds of Notre Dame'' is about 36 hours in the life of Père Athol Murray, a hard-drinking, chain-smoking Catholic priest, teacher, political activist and coach of the school hockey team, The Hounds. Peacocke gives a powerful performance as Murray, who defies his superior and gives anti-CCF (

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) speeches in 1940s

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. The film received outstanding reviews and Peacocke won a

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for best actor, but it received only limited distribution and came to symbolize the problems inherent in producing quality Canadian features.

Reception

* The film earned 9

nominations in 1981 in the categories of: ** Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Thomas Peacocke (won) ** Best Achievement in Direction ** Best Achievement in Editing ** Best Achievement in Overall Sound ** Best Achievement in Sound Editing ** Best Motion Picture ** Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role ** Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role **

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References

External links

* * 1980 films Canadian drama films English-language Canadian films Films directed by Zale Dalen Canadian ice hockey films 1980s English-language films 1980s Canadian films {{1980s-Canada-film-stub