Astataïon ou Le festin des morts

Name: Astataïon ou Le festin des morts
Genre: Drama
Released: 1965-05-20
Duration: 1 h 19 min
Rating: 5.7
Cast: Alain Cuny, Jean-Guy Sabourin, Jacques Godin, Jean-Louis Millette, Albert Millaire

IMDb ID: tt0289184 · Year: 1965 · Rating: 5.7 (22 votes)

Genres: Drama

A young Jesuit missionary reflects on his life and his faith while awaiting his execution at the hands of the Native Americans he came to convert.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesCanada: Le festin des morts (French)
Canada: Mission of Fear (English)
Le festin des mortsRelease Date1965-05-20Runtime79 minutesIMDb Popularity0User Reviews0Critic Reviews0Countries / RegionsCanadaLanguagesFrenchKeywordsexecution
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youngFilming LocationsMascouche, Québec, CanadaProduction CompaniesNational Film Board of Canada (NFB)Official Sites-Le film original - http://www.onf.ca/film/festin_des_morts/
-Original film - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_a71o6Fk2rkIMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0289184/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/02/tt0289184.jpgUpdated At2026-08-08T09:56:35

Directors

Fernand Dansereau

Writers

Alec Pelletier
John Pudney

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Alain Cuny | Character: Jean de Bréboeuf
Actor: Jean-Guy Sabourin | Character: Le jeune père
Actor: Jacques Godin | Character: Indien
Actor: Jean-Louis Millette | Character: Indien
Actor: Albert Millaire | Character: Indien
Actor: Yves Létourneau | Character: Indien
Actor: Monique Mercure | Character: Indienne
Actor: Maurice Tremblay | Character: Indien
Actor: Jacques Kasma | Character: Indien
Actor: François Guillier | Character: Indien
Actor: Ginette Letondal | Character: Indienne
Actor: Janine Sutto | Character: Indienne
Actor: Jean Perraud | Character: Actor
Actor: Marcel Sabourin | Character: Actor
Actor: Hubert Loiselle | Character: Le narrateur

[Directors Group]
Name: Fernand Dansereau | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Alec Pelletier | Role: Writer
Name: John Pudney | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: André Belleau | Role: Producer
Name: Daisy de Bellefeuille | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Maurice Blackburn | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Georges Dufaux | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Fernand Dansereau | Role: Editor

[Makeup Department]
Name: C. Pierre-Humbert | Role: Makeup Department

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Jacques Kasma | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Art Department]
Name: Claude Sabourin | Role: Art Department

[Sound Department]
Name: Ron Alexander | Role: Sound Department
Name: Pierre Bernier | Role: Sound Department
Name: Marcel Carrière | Role: Sound Department
Name: Roger Lamoureux | Role: Sound Department

[Special Effects]
Name: Wally Gentleman | Role: Special Effects
Name: Doug Manning | Role: Special Effects

[Costume and Wardrobe Department]
Name: François Barbeau | Role: Costume Department

[Location Management]
Name: Marcel Malacket | Role: Location Management

[Production Department]
Name: Germain Cadieux | Role: Production Department

[Script and Continuity Department]
Name: Laurence Paré | Role: Script and Continuity Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Denis Boucher | Role: Additional Crew
Name: W.W. Jury | Role: Additional Crew

Trailers

IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0289184/videogallery/

Release Schedule

Canada: May 20, 1965

Awards

Box Office

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