Astataïon ou Le festin des morts
| Mission of Fear | |
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| Astataïon, ou Le Festin des morts | |
| Directed by | Fernand Dansereau |
| Produced by | André Belleau |
| Written by | Alec Pelletier |
| Starring | Alain Cuny |
| Music by | Maurice Blackburn |
| Cinematography | Georges Dufaux |
| Edited by | Fernand Dansereau |
| Distributed by | National Film Board |
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77 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | French |
Mission of Fear (French: Astataïon, ou Le Festin des morts) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Fernand Dansereau and released in 1965.
Based on The Jesuit Relations, the film dramatizes the story of the Canadian Martyrs at the Jesuit mission of Sainte-Marie among the Hurons through the reflections of Jean de Brébeuf (Alain Cuny) as he awaits his death. 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 Best Picture at the Canadian Film Awards in 1966.
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