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The Hounds of Notre Dame

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Director
  
Zale Dalen

Country
  
Canada

8/10
IMDb

Duration
  

Language
  
English

Release date
  
October 10, 1980

Writer
  
Ken Mitchell (original screenplay)

The Hounds of Notre Dame is a 1980 Canadian drama film directed by Zale Dalen.

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Plot

The Hounds of Notre Dame is about 36 hours in the life of Père Athol Murray (Thomas Peacocke), 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 (Barry Morse) and gives anti-CCF (Co-operative Commonwealth Federation) speeches in 1940s Saskatchewan. The film received outstanding reviews and Peacocke won a Genie Award 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 Genie Award 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
  • Best Original Screenplay

    • References

    The Hounds of Notre Dame Wikipedia
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    The Hounds of Notre Dame IMDb The Hounds of Notre Dame themoviedb.org