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Black Robe ()


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In the 17th century, a Jesuit missionary nicknamed Black Robe by the natives and his small party of companions try reaching the Huron tribe in Canada all while facing mistrust, Iroquois warring parties and harsh winter conditions.

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Laforgue
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Daniel
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Annuka
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Chomina
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Chomina's Wife
Billy Two Rivers ...
Ougebmat
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Neehatin
Linian Liu ...
Awondoie (as Harrison Liu)
Wesley Côté ...
Oujita
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Father Jerome
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Father Bourque
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Champlain
Yvan Labelle ...
Mestigoit
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Kiotseaton (as Raoul Trujillo)
James Bobbish ...
Ondesson
Denis Lacroix ...
Taratande
Gilles Plante ...
Older Workman
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Old Aenons
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Laforgue's Mother
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Old Priest
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Mercier
Paul Stewart ...
Workman
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Workman
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Workman
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Montagnais
Patrick Tenasco ...
Montagnais
George Pachanos ...
Iroquois Leader
Minor Mustain ...
Iroquois #1
Don Brisebois ...
Iroquois Guard
Jean Raphael ...
Iroquois Elder (as Jean-Baptiste Raphaël)
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Old Iroquois Member
Joe De Laronde ...
Tall Painted Iroquois
LinLyn Lue ...
She Manitou
Bonfield Marcoux ...
Domerque (as Bondfield Marcoux)
Wanda Obomsawin ...
Pregnant Woman
Jean-Pierre Pérusse ...
Tallevant
Gérard Soler ...
Masse
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Iroquois Torture Woman
Brenda Adams ...
Iroquois Torture Woman
Denis Plante ...
Musician
Daniel Thonon ...
Musician
Cordelia Beresford ...
Mlle LaFontaine
Annie Bearskin ...
Member of the Algonquin Tribe
Doreen Stevens ...
Member of the Algonquin Tribe
Joseph Campeau ...
Member of the Algonquin Tribe
Eric Johnston ...
Member of the Algonquin Tribe
Mirya Obomsawin ...
Member of the Algonquin Tribe
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Member of the Algonquin Tribe (as Zoe Hopkins)
Rodrigue Boivin ...
Member of the Algonquin Tribe
Irvin Hill ...
Member of the Algonquin Tribe
Valerie Decontie ...
Member of the Algonquin Tribe
Waylon Hare ...
Member of the Algonquin Tribe
Roger Wylde ...
Member of the Algonquin Tribe
Walter Jacobs ...
Member of the Algonquin Tribe
Helen Bobish Atkinson ...
Member of the Algonquin Tribe (as Helen Atkinson)
John Tenasco ...
Member of the Algonquin Tribe
Jonathan Blacksmith ...
Member of the Algonquin Tribe
Earl Danyluk ...
Member of the Algonquin Tribe
Arnold Eyah-Saulteux ...
Member of the Algonquin Tribe

Directed by

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Bruce Beresford

Written by

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Brian Moore ... (screenplay)
 
Brian Moore ... (novel "Black Robe")

Produced by

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Jake Eberts ... executive producer
Denis Héroux ... executive producer
Robert Lantos ... producer
Sue Milliken ... producer
Brian Moore ... executive producer
Eric Norlen ... associate producer
Stéphane Reichel ... producer

Music by

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Georges Delerue

Cinematography by

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Peter James ... director of photography

Editing by

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Tim Wellburn

Editorial Department

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Arthur Cambridge ... color grader
Claudette Duff ... second assistant picture editor
Pat Mackle ... first assistant picture editor
Karen Psaltis ... negative matcher
Ian Russell ... laboratory liaison
Brett Tracey ... editing trainee
Denise Wolfson ... laboratory liaison
H. Gordon Woodside ... post-production associate: Canada (as Gordon Woodside)

Casting By

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Clare Walker

Production Design by

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Herbert Pinter

Art Direction by

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Gavin Mitchell

Set Decoration by

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Réal Proulx

Costume Design by

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Renée April
John Hay

Makeup Department

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Christiane Berroyer ... hairdresser: France
François Dagenais ... key special effects makeup artist
Marie-Hélène Duguet ... makeup artist: France
Réjean Forget ... key hairdresser
Linda Gill ... head makeup artist
Julie Houle ... assistant makeup artist
Penny Lee ... set makeup artist
Benoit Martel ... assistant hairdresser
Cynthia Patton ... makeup artist
Darren Perks ... special makeup effects artist
Mykill Skorr ... hair stylist
Martin Sutton ... hair stylist
Ron Turgeon ... assistant hairdresser
Michealle Vanderpool ... period hair stylist

Production Management

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Michel Chauvin ... unit manager
Yanis Combe-Ferrier ... production manager: France
Jean-Yves Dolbec ... assistant unit manager
Juny Monoz ... unit manager: France (as Jany Munoz)
Susan Murdoch ... production manager
Sylvia Walker-Wilson ... post-production supervisor (as Sylvia Walker Wilson)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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René Carré ... third assistant director (as René Carré Jr.)
Buck Deachman ... third assistant director
Carole Dubuc ... second assistant director
Pedro Gandol ... first assistant director
Christophe Vallée ... first assistant director / second assistant director: France

Art Department

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Jean-Yves Ahern ... draftsperson
Serge Archambault ... scenic painter
Andre Brochu ... head carpenter (as André Brochu)
Rejean Brochu ... construction coordinator (as Réjean Brochu)
Serge Bureau ... prop master
Jean Chassé ... set dresser
Richard Earl ... scenic painter
John Fredericks ... art department swing gang
Serge Gagne ... carpenter (as Serge Gagné)
Suzanne Gagnier ... scenic painter
Bernard Gagnon ... carpenter
Normand Gagnon ... carpenter
Alain Giguère ... scenic painter
Atelier Jean Marie Guay ... propmaker
Denis Hamel ... on-set property master
Pierre L'Heureux ... construction buyer
Hélène Lafrance ... art department coordinator
Étienne Lapointe-Proulx ... assistant set props (as Etienne Lapointe-Proulx)
Christian Lescop ... carpenter
Doreen Libman ... assistant art department coordinator
Paul Menier ... carpenter (as Paul Ménier)
Jean Morin ... assistant set dresser
Donna Noonan ... art coordinator: native crafts
Françoise Pauzier ... set dresser: France
Reet Puhm ... scenic artist
Jean-Marie Vallerand ... head carpenter
Francis Back ... storyboard artist (uncredited)
Eric Lafrance ... laborer (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Jeanine Chiavlo ... dialogue editor (as Jeannine Chialvo)
Stephanie Flack ... assistant sound editor
David Grusovin ... assistant sound editor
Phil Judd ... re-recording mixer
Pascal Marzolf ... boom operator: France
Susan Midgley ... assistant sound editor
Frank Morrone ... adr recordist
Mike Palozzi ... adr sound
Angus Robertson ... dialogue recordist
Penn Robinson ... supervising sound editor
Nicki Roller ... foley recordist
Henri Roux ... sound recordist: France
Alicia Slusarski ... assistant
Mark J. Wasiutak ... boom operator (as Mark Wasiutak)
Karin Whittington ... additional sound editor
Gary Wilkins ... sound recordist
Christian Bass ... mix assistant (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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Louis Craig ... special effects coordinator
Thierry Craig ... special effects technician
Mario Dumont ... special effects technician
Claude Lebeau ... special effects technician
Darren Perks ... special effects makeup
Pierre 'Bill' Rivard ... key special effects technician (as Pierre Rivard)
Antonio Vidosa ... special effects technician

Visual Effects by

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Tim Adlide ... rostrum cameraman
Roger Cowland ... opticals
Tim Donahue ... effects art direction: Introvision
John P. Mesa ... visual effects cameraman
William Mesa ... visual effects supervisor
Daniel Pardy ... restoration colorist

Stunts

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Jamie Jones ... stunt player
Steve Lucescu ... utility stunts
David McKeown ... stunt player (as David Mckeown)
Minor Mustain ... stunt coordinator
Paul Rutledge ... stunt player
Ron Van Hart ... stunt player

Camera and Electrical Department

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Danny Batterham ... camera operator
Claude Beauchamp ... second assistant camera
Sylvain Bergevin ... electric
Mikey Bertrand ... best boy grip (as Michel Bertrand)
Morgan Carpenter ... generator operator
Julian Chojnacki ... steadicam operator
Rod Crombie ... steadicam operator
Jean-Maurice de Ernsted ... key grip (as Jean-Maurice De Ernsted)
Stéphane de Ernsted ... grip (as Stéphane De Ernsted)
Guy Ferland ... electric
Andre Fleuren ... camera: second unit
Gilles Fortier ... best boy electric
Jacques Fortier ... key electric
Anna Howard ... first assistant camera
Marc Lambert ... electric: France
Philippe Lapicque ... key grip: France
Frédéric Lemaire ... gaffer: France
Laurent Leymonie ... first assistant camera: France
Jean Lépine ... camera: second unit
Alain Masse ... grip (as Alain Massé)
David Nichols ... dolly grip (as David Nicholls)
Yves Paquette ... generator operator
John Platt ... first assistant camera
Frank Polyak ... assistant camera: second unit
Takashi Seida ... still photographer
François Taupin ... electric: France
André Tisseur ... grip
Brett Tracey ... camera trainee
David Ungaro ... second assistant camera: France
Mathieu Ungaro ... grip: France
Paul Viau ... electric
Stéphane Vidal ... grip: France

Casting Department

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Alison Barrett ... casting: Australia

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Henri Aubertin ... dresser
Blanche-Danielle Boileau ... wardrobe coordinator (as Blanche Boileau)
Olivier Bériot ... dresser: France (as Olivier Beriot)
Stéphanie Chagnon ... dresser
Sylvie Clément ... dresser
Mario Davignon ... head dresser
Simonetta Mariano ... cutter
Fran Marks ... seamstress
Enrica Ponzi ... seamstress
Marc Provencher ... dresser
Micheline Rouillard ... costume builder
Jacqueline Rousseau ... costume builder / dresser
Anne Rémillard ... cutter

Location Management

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Nick Barker ... location scout (as Nicholas Barker)
François Sylvestre ... location manager

Music Department

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Martin Armiger ... music coordinator
James D'Arcey ... assistant music engineer (as James D'Arcy)
John Grundy ... musical director: The Sydney Philharmonia
Phillip Hartl ... orchestra leader: Strings Plus
Gilles Plante ... advisor: early music
Michael Stavrou ... music engineer
Sydney Philharmonia Choir ... choir (as The Sydney Philharmonia)
Christopher Taplin ... singer: boy soprano
Jacob Van Eyck ... composer: recorder solo, "Doen Daphne d'over schoone Maeght"
Coralie Hartl ... orchestra contractor (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Marie La Haye ... continuity

Transportation Department

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Réjean Bouchard ... driver: cast
Owen Coughlan ... office driver: Montreal
Edmond Delorimier ... driver: wardrobe
Jim Disensi ... transportation coordinator
Lorne Dosogne ... driver: cast
David Leblanc ... driver: cast
Gerardo Manzi ... honeywagon operator
Richard Marsan ... attendant: hair & makeup trailer
Tim Parkinson ... driver captain (as Ian 'Tim' Parkinson)
Don Poole ... transportation coordinator
Jon Prévost ... driver: cast (as John Prévost)
Don Riordan ... driver: cast
Joelle St-Gelais ... office driver: La Baie (as Joël St-Gelais)
Ted Wilson ... driver: cast (as Teddy Wilson)

Additional Crew

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Annabelle Alvarez ... assistant accountant (as Annabell Alvarez)
Joe C.W. Armstrong ... consultant: cartography
Belinda Bennetts ... title designer: opening titles
Helen Bobish Atkinson ... translator: Cree (as Helen Atkinson)
Cherri Campbell ... assistant: Mr. Lantos
Merrianne Couture ... production secretary
Earl Danyluk ... extras captain
Lois Davey ... tutor
Marie-Luce David ... production secretary: France
Doreen Davis ... production accountant
Paul Dupont ... safety consultant
Sandrine Fayos ... continuity: France
Claude Fortin ... production assistant
Romain Gagnon ... production assistant
Eric Gendron ... production assistant
Jay Grant ... caterer
Alan Hooper ... canoe instructor
Ginette Hoyse ... assistant craft service
Desmond Kennedy ... assistant accountant
Martha-Marie Kleinhans ... production coordinator
Josée Lachance ... assistant: Mr. Beresford (as Joseé Lachance)
Susan Lane ... assistant: Ms. Milliken
Pierre Lapointe ... production assistant
Marc Larose ... production assistant
Ian MacArthur ... caterer (as Ian Macarthur)
Remy Maltais ... pontoon operator
Karen Marginson ... unit publicist
Jill Morton ... assistant craft service
Anna Maria Muccilli ... publicist: Alliance Communications
Donna Noonan ... consultant: First Nations
Réjean Obomsawin ... extras coordinator
Charles Obrul ... laboratory liaison
Philippa Orsborn ... financial consultant
Paula Paizes ... legal advisor: Samson Productions
Rick Parker ... raven trainer
Jean-Clément Renaud ... craft service coordinator
Marce Savoie ... canoe wrangler (as Marcel Savoie)
Colin Tomlins ... production secretary
Diane Tremblay ... nurse
Martin Tremblay ... office assistant: La Baie
Billy Two Rivers ... translator: Mohawk
Jose Uria ... production assistant

Thanks

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Chisasibi Indian Band ... thanks
River Desert Indian Band ... thanks
Waswanipi Band ... thanks
West Bay Indian Band ... thanks
Joseph Campeau ... acknowledgment: traditional native songs provided by, intertribal round dance (as Joe Campeau)
Isoland Claveau ... acknowledgment: local resources
Alberta Cree ... acknowledgment: traditional native songs provided by, intertribal pow wow song
Alex Skead ... acknowledgment: traditional native songs provided by, Ojbway travelling song

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

1634, New France. Nearing the onset of winter, French Jesuit priest Father Laforgue, one of the younger ones in the settlement founded by explorer Samuel de Champlain, is embarking on a journey estimated to be 1,500 miles largely by canoe, to discover what happened to the missionary settlement meant to convert the Huron to Christianity. He is accompanied by non-Jesuit laborer Daniel, who hopes, from this experience, to be able to work toward being ordained upon returning to France, and a tribe of Algonquins who are acting as his guides, not only in navigating the geography, but arguably more importantly liaising with other indigenous tribes they will ultimately encounter along the way. Champlain himself and the older priests in the settlement view this mission as one from which Laforgue will never return alive. One of the reasons is the general distrust between the Jesuits and the indigenous population, even the generally peaceful Algonquin, some who consider Laforgue a demon in not understanding his rituals around his faith. Conversely, Laforgue does not try to understand his guides, but rather know their rituals so as to at least work with them. While the Jesuits live by their faith in a global sense, the indigenous tribes have their own faith largely tied to a sense of place, which will affect what happens between Laforgue and the Algonquin on the trek. Another issue is the enemy status between some of the tribes, especially the Iroquois, with those tribes arguably having a difficult time losing what has long been their kill or be killed mentality. Adding to the complications is Daniel falling in love with Annuka, an Algonquin, their relationship which only makes Laforgue question his own faith. Written by Huggo

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Also Known As
  • Robe noire (Canada, French title)
  • Robe Noire (France)
  • Am Fluß der Irokesen (Germany)
  • Black Robe - Am Fluß der Irokesen (Germany)
  • Black Robe - Am Fluss der Irokesen (Germany)
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Runtime
  • 101 min
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Budget AUD11,000,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia This movie was filmed "in sequence," that is to say, all of the scenes were filmed in the order in which they appear on the screen. See more »
Goofs In one of the flashbacks to France, Father Laforgue's mother says she is praying to St. Joan. However, Joan of Arc was not canonized until 1920. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Beauty and the Beast/Black Robe/My Girl/Meeting Venus (1991). See more »
Quotes Daniel: They have an afterworld of their own.
Father Laforgue: They have no concept of one.
Daniel: Annuka told me they believe that in the forest at night the dead can see. The souls of men hunt the souls of animals.
Father Laforgue: Is that what she told you? It is childish, Daniel.
Daniel: Is it harder to believe in than Paradise where we all sit on clouds and look at God?
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