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Black Robe

AUSTRALIA/CANADA CO-PRODUCTION
Year of completion
1991
Content type
Narrative Content
Format
Feature
Genre
Drama
Duration
100 minutes
Production Status
Completed

Synopsis

The compelling saga of Father Laforgue, an ambitious young Jesuit whose journey to save the souls of the Indians in the hostile wilderness of 17th century New France becomes a struggle for his own survival.
Completion Year
1991
Genres
Drama
Format
Feature
Production Status
Completed

Cast and Crew

Director

Bruce Beresford

Director of Photography

Peter James

Executive Producer

Robert Lantos

Producer

Robert Lantos, Sue Milliken, Stephane Reichel

Writer of Original Material

Brian Moore

Writer

Brian Moore

Production Designer

Herbert Pinter

Editor

Tim Wellburn

Cast

Lothaire Bluteau, Aden Young, Sandrine Holt, August Schellenberg, Tantoo Cardinal

Awards

1992 — Canadian Film and Television Academy

1991 — Canadian Film and Television Academy

1991 — Canadian Film and Television Academy

1991 — Canadian Film and Television Academy

1991 — Canadian Film and Television Academy

1991 — Canadian Film and Television Academy

1991 — Canadian Film and Television Academy

1991 — Canadian Film and Television Academy

1991 — Canadian Film and Television Academy

1991 — Canadian Film and Television Academy

1992 — Motion Pictures Sound Editors Guild Awards

1993 — Film Critics' Circle of Australia

1993 — Film Critics' Circle of Australia

1992 — Australian Film Institute

1992 — Australian Cinematographers Society Awards National

1992 — Australian Cinematographers Society Awards National

2009 — Adelaide Film Festival

Screenings

1992 — Cambridge Film Festival

1991 — Vancouver International Film Festival

2018 — Brisbane International Film Festival

1992 — Goteborg Film Festival

1991 — Toronto International Film Festival

2019 — Melbourne International Film Festival

Sales

Australian Sales

International Sales

eOne

Production Company

Alliance Communications Corporation

Samson Productions Pty Ltd

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