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Le festin des morts

Fernand Dansereau

1965 1 h 19 min

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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.

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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.

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Religion, Beliefs and Ethics Indigenous Peoples in Canada (First Nations and Métis) History - Canada - Pre-1867 All subjects

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Credits

• 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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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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