Mission of Fear

Mission of Fear
Astataïon, ou Le Festin des morts
Directed by	Fernand Dansereau
Produced by	André Belleau
Written by	Alec Pelletier
Starring	Alain Cuny
Music by	Maurice Blackburn
Cinematography	Georges Dufaux
Edited by	Fernand Dansereau
Distributed by	National Film Board
Release dates	May 20, 1965 (1965-05-20)
Running time	77 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	French

Mission of Fear (French: Astataïon, ou Le Festin des morts) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Fernand Dansereau and released in 1965.^[1]

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.^[2] 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.^[3]

References

↑ "Astataïon, ou Le Festin des morts". Cinéma Québécois (Télé-Québec), 2008.
↑ "Astataïon, ou Le Festin des morts". Mémoire du cinéma québécois (canoe.ca).
↑ Canadian Film Awards at The Canadian Encyclopedia.

External links

Mission of Fear at the Internet Movie Database

Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television winners for Best Motion Picture

1940s	The Loon's Necklace (1949)

1950s	North Shore / Mouvement perpétuel (1950) After Prison What? (1951) Newfoundland Scene (1952) Tit-Coq (1953) The Seasons (1954) The Stratford Adventure (1955) Gold (1956) Prelude to Spring (1957) City of Gold (1958) The Quest / Money Minters / The Tall Country (1959)

1960s	Royal River (1960) Universe (1961) Morning on the Lièvre / Au temps des ombres blanches (1962) Lonely Boy (1963) À tout prendre (1964) The Luck of Ginger Coffey (1965) Le Festin des morts (1966) Warrendale (1967) The Ernie Game (1968) The Best Damn Fiddler from Calabogie to Kaladar (1969)

1970s	Goin' Down the Road (1970) Mon oncle Antoine (1971) Wedding in White (1972) Slipstream (1973) The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz (1974) Les Ordres (1975) Lies My Father Told Me (1976) J.A. Martin photographe (1977) The Silent Partner (1978)

1980s	The Changeling (1980) Les Bons débarras (1981) Ticket to Heaven (1982) The Grey Fox (1983) The Terry Fox Story (1984) The Bay Boy (1985) My American Cousin (1986) Le Déclin de l'empire américain (1987) Un Zoo la nuit (1988) Dead Ringers (1989)

1990s	Jésus de Montréal (1990) Black Robe (1991) Naked Lunch (1992) Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould (1993) Exotica (1994) Le Confessionnal (1995) Lilies (1996) The Sweet Hereafter (1997) The Red Violin (1998) Sunshine (1999)

2000s	Maelström (2000) Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner (2001) Ararat (2002) Les Invasions barbares (2003) Les Triplettes de Belleville (2004) C.R.A.Z.Y. (2005) Bon Cop, Bad Cop (2006) Away from Her (2007) Passchendaele (2008) Polytechnique (2009)

2010s	Incendies (2010) Monsieur Lazhar (2011) Rebelle (2012) Gabrielle (2013) Mommy (2014) Room (2015)

Canadian Film Award 1949-1979; Genie Award 1980-2012; Canadian Screen Award 2013-present

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