Mission of Fear

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Mission of Fear
FrenchAstataïon, ou Le Festin des morts
Directed by
National Film Board
Release date
  • May 20, 1965 (1965-05-20)
Running time
77 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

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

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 the award for Best Feature Film at the Canadian Film Awards in 1966.[3]

The film was one of the first times that bare breasts were shown on television with its airing by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation in 1965.[4]

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