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Directed by Fernand Dansereau Starring Alain Cuny Edited by Fernand Dansereau Initial release 1965 Music director Maurice Blackburn Cinematography Georges Dufaux | 5.7/10 IMDb Written by Alec Pelletier Music by Maurice Blackburn Distributed by National Film Board Director Fernand Dansereau Produced by André Belleau Cast Alain Cuny | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 Best Picture at the Canadian Film Awards in 1966.
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