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04/10/1991 Adventure, Drama, History 1h 41m
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In the winter of 1634, an extraordinary man began a perilous journey into the North American wilderness.

Overview

Missionary Father LaForgue travels to the New World in hopes of converting Algonquin Indians to Catholicism. Accepted, though warily, by the Indians, LaForgue travels with the Indians using his strict Catholic rules and ideals to try and impose his religion.

  1. Bruce Beresford

    Director

  2. Brian Moore

    Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Lothaire Bluteau

    Laforgue

  2. Sandrine Holt

    Annuka

  3. August Schellenberg

    Chomina

  4. Tantoo Cardinal

    Chomina's Wife

  5. Lawrence Bayne

    Neehatin

  6. Aden Young

    Daniel

  7. Billy Two Rivers

    Ougebmat

  8. Wesley Côté

    Oujita

  9. Frank Wilson

    Father Jerome

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Full Cast & Crew

Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2023-08-07
Regardless of the quality of the production, films like this make me want to throw a brick at the screen! An established culture of Huron living in tandem with nature, turf-warring with their Iroquois neighbours and enduring a largely substance existence are introduced to that most ultimate of plagues. Christianity! It's the eponymous "Laforgue" (Lothaire Bluteau) who is charged by his fellow Jesuits to travel to this remote and beautiful land in order to spread the word. Now, to be fair to this "Black Robe" he is tenacious. It's one hell of an effort - mostly by canoe through some of the most...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$11,000,000.00

Revenue
$8,211,952.00

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