Black Robe (1991)
Overview
Missionary Father LaForgue travels to the New World in hopes of converting Algonquin Indians to Catholicism. Accepted, though warily, by the Indians, LaForgue travels with the Indians using his strict Catholic rules and ideals to try and impose his religion.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $11,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $8,211,952.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 13.69 |
Directed By
Bruce Beresford
Crew
Bruce Beresford
Brian Moore
Peter James
Georges Delerue
Anna Howard
Rod Crombie
Minor Mustain
Claude Beauchamp
Takashi Seida
Danny Batterham
Marie La Haye
John Platt
Julian Chojnacki
Denis Héroux
John Hay
Robert Lantos
Sue Milliken
Réal Proulx
Jake Eberts
Herbert Pinter
Brian Moore
Clare Walker
Eric Norlen
Renée April
Stéphane Reichel
Tim Wellburn
Gavin Mitchell
TOP CAST
Lothaire Bluteau
Laforgue
Sandrine Holt
Annuka
August Schellenberg
Chomina
Tantoo Cardinal
Chomina's Wife
Lawrence Bayne
Neehatin
Aden Young
Daniel
Billy Two Rivers
Ougebmat
Wesley Côté
Oujita
Frank Wilson
Father Jerome
François Tassé
Father Bourque
Jean Brousseau
Champlain
Yvan Labelle
Mestigoit
Raoul Max Trujillo
Kiotseaton
James Bobbish
Ondesson
Denis Lacroix
Taratande
Gilles Plante
Older Workman
Gordon Tootoosis
Old Aenons
Marthe Turgeon
Laforgue's Mother
Claude Préfontaine
Old Priest
Deano Clavet
Mercier
Jean-Raymond Châles
Workman
Paul Stewart
Workman
Jean-Jacques Blanchet
Workman
Marco Baron
Montagnais
Patrick Tenassco
Montagnais
George Pachanos
Iroquois Leader
Minor Mustain
Iroquois #1
Don Brisebois
Iroquois Guard
Jean Raphael
Iroquois Elder
Guy Provencher
Old Iroquois Member
Joe De Laronde
Tall Painted Iroquois
Linlyn Lue
She Manitou
Bonfield Marcoux
Domerque
Wanda Obomsawin
Pregnant Woman
Jean-Pierre Pérusse
Tallevant
Gérard Soler
Massé
Alison Reid
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
Zoe Leigh Hopkins
Member of the Algonquin Tribe
Rodrigue Boivin
Member of the Algonquin Tribe
Irvin Hill
Member of the Algonquin Tribe
Valerie Decontie
Member of the Algonquin Tribe
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