Black Robe [WS/P&S]

Black Robe [WS/P&S]

Director: Bruce Beresford Cast: Lothaire Bluteau
Lothaire Bluteau
, Aden Young
Aden Young
, Sandrine Holt
Sandrine Holt
, August Schellenberg
August Schellenberg
Bruce Beresford
Black Robe [WS/P&S]

Black Robe [WS/P&S]

Director: Bruce Beresford Cast: Lothaire Bluteau
Lothaire Bluteau
, Aden Young
Aden Young
, Sandrine Holt
Sandrine Holt
, August Schellenberg
August Schellenberg
Bruce Beresford

DVD (Wide Screen)

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Overview

"Adapted by Brian Moore from his own novel, The Black Robe is a sprawling recreation of a turbelent period in Canadian history. In 1634, Jesuit missionary Father Laforgue (Lothair Bluteau) arrives in the New World, hoping to convert the Huron Indian tribe to Catholicism-and, incidentally, to expedite the French colonization of Quebec. Laforgue is regarded with a combination of warmth and wariness by the natives, who refer to Laforgue and his fellow priests as ""black robes"". Offering his services as both guide and friend is Algonquin chief Chomina (August Schellenberg). The by-the-book Laforgue does little to endear himself to the Indians-one of whom, a holy man, labels the priest as a demon who will bring nothing but death and destruction. The one who suffers most is Chomina, the man who most desires peaceful coexistence. In an ironic coda, we learn that the ""black robes"" have set into motion the fall of the Hurons, simply by imposing their Christian values upon them. Black Robe has been compared to Dances with Wolves, but the films do not share the same philosophy: while the idealistic hero of Wolves strives to understand and appreciate his new Indian comrades, the pious protagonist of Black Robe has only subjugation in mind."

Product Details

Release Date: 07/08/1998
UPC: 0031398678533
Original Release: 1991
Rating: R
Source: LIONSGATE - 600000-AEC LGE
Region Code: A
Presentation: [Wide Screen]
Sound: [Dolby Digital Stereo]
Language: English
Time: 1:41:00
Sales rank: 21,766

Special Features

Closed Caption; Theatrical trailer; Cast and crew information

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Lothaire Bluteau Actor
Aden Young Actor
Sandrine Holt Annuka
August Schellenberg Chomina
Tantoo Cardinal Chomina's Wife
Frank Wilson Father Jerome
Billy Two Rivers Ougebemat
Lawrence Bayne Neehatin
Harrison Liu Awondoie
Wesley Cote Oujita
Francois Tasse Father Bourque
Jean Brousseau Samuel de Champlain
Yvan Labelle Mestigoit
Raoul Trujillo Kiotseaton
James Bobbish Ondesson
Denis Lacroix Taratande
Gilles Plante Older Workman,Musician
Gordon Tootoosis Old Aenons
Marthe Tungeon Laforgue's Mother
Claude Prefontaine Old Priest
Deano Clavet Mercier
Paul Stewart Workman
Jean-Raymond Chales Workman
Jean-Jacques Blanchet Workman
Marco Bacon Montagnais
Patrick Tenasco Montagnais,Algonquin Tribe Member
George Pachanos Iroquois Leader
Minor Mustain 1st Iroquois
Don Brisebois Iroquois Guard
Jean-Baptiste Raphael Iroquois Elder
Guy Provencher Old Iroquois Member
Joe DeLaronde Tall Painted Iroquois
Linlyn Lue She Manitou
Bonfield Marcoux Domergue
Wanda Obomsawin Pregnant Woman,Algonquin Tribe Member
Jean-Pierre Perusse Tallevant
Gerard Soler Masse
Alison Reid Iroquois Torture Woman
Brenda Adams Iroquois Torture Woman
Daniel Thonon Musician
Cordelia Beresford Mile La Fontaine
Annie Bearskin Algonquin Tribe Member
Joseph Campean Algonquin Tribe Member
Rodrigue Boivin Algonquin Tribe Member
Valerie DeContie Algonquin Tribe Member
Roger Wylde Algonquin Tribe Member
Helen Atkinson Algonquin Tribe Member
Jonathon Blacksmith Algonquin Tribe Member
Doreen Stevens Algonquin Tribe Member
Eric Johnston Algonquin Tribe Member
Zoe Hopkins Algonquin Tribe Member
Waylon Hare Algonquin Tribe Member
Walter Jacobs Algonquin Tribe Member
Earl Danyluk Algonquin Tribe Member
Marthe Turgeon Laforgue's Mother
Arnold Eyah-Saulteux Algonquin Tribe Member
Georges Delerue Composer

Technical Credits
Bruce Beresford Director
Brian Moore Screenwriter,Executive Producer
Louis Craig Special Effects
Francois Dagenais Special Effects
Jake Eberts Executive Producer
Denis Heroux Executive Producer
Robert Lantos Producer
Sue Milliken Producer
Minor Mustain Stunts
Darren Perks Special Effects
Stephane Reichel Producer
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