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Le festin des morts

Une dramatisation inspirée des Relations des Jésuites. En 1638, dans le pays des Hurons, des missionnaires sont menacés d'une condamnation à mort et pendant la nuit, le plus jeune d'entre eux s'interrogera avec angoisse sur sa vocation et son action.
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Une dramatisation inspirée des Relations des Jésuites. En 1638, dans le pays des Hurons, des missionnaires sont menacés d'une condamnation à mort et pendant la nuit, le plus jeune d'entre eux s'interrogera avec angoisse sur sa vocation et son action.

 This work contains scenes of nudity and/or sexuality. Viewer discretion is advised.
Religion, Beliefs and Ethics Indigenous Peoples in Canada (First Nations and Métis) History - Canada - Pre-1867 All subjects
Fiction All channels
  • director
    Fernand Dansereau
  • editing
    Fernand Dansereau
  • producer
    André Belleau
  • script
    Alex Pelletier
  • photography
    Georges Dufaux
  • sound
    Marcel Carrière
  • sound editing
    Pierre Bernier
  • sound mixer
    Ron Alexander
    Roger Lamoureux
  • narration
    Hubert Loiselle
  • costumes
    François Barbeau
  • music
    Maurice Blackburn
  • sets
    Claude Sabourin
  • cast
    Alain Cuny
    Jean-Guy Sabourin
    Jacques Godin
    Jacques Kasma
    Ginette Letondal
    Yves Létourneau
    Monique Mercure
    Albert Millaire
    Jean-Louis Millette
    Marcel Sabourin
    Janine Sutto
    Maurice Tremblay
    François Guillier
    Jean Perraud

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Ages 13 to 17
School subjects
Ethics and Religious Culture - Religious Diversity/Heritage History - Early Canadian Exploration (1600s-1800s) History and Citizenship Education - Society in New France (1608-1760)

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