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Black Robe
Running Time: 101 min.
Box Office: / Domestic gross: $8,212,000
Produced By: / Alliance Atlantis Communications / Australian Film Finance Corporation / Samson Films / Telefilm Canada
Released: October 04, 1991 (USA)
Release By: Samuel Goldwyn Company

Summary:
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 t... Full Summary >>

Cast and Crew:
Lothaire Bluteau (Father Laforgue)
Aden Young (Daniel)
Sandrine Holt (Annuka)
August Schellenberg (Chomina)
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Review:
Australian director Bruce Beresford continued his fascination with clashes of cultures and beliefs in this historical drama. Beresford had previously enjoyed much success exploring the same theme in such films as Breaker Morant (1980), Tender Mercies ... Continue >>