Black Robe

"In the winter of 1634, an extraordinary man began a perilous journey into the North American wilderness."

Oct 4 1991 R 1h 41m
Drama, History, War

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.

Plot

In the 17th century a Jesuit priest nicknamed Black Robe by the natives and his young companion are escorted through the wilderness of Quebec by a family of Algonquin Indians to find a distant mission in the dead of winter. Underneath the imposing and magnificent mountains, the Jesuit experiences a spiritual journey while his young companion falls in love with their Algonquin guide's beautiful daughter. Dread and death follows them upriver, however, as they face an Iroquois war party. Based on historical fiction novel.

Written by

Brian Moore

Directed by

Bruce Beresford

Cast

Lothaire Bluteau, Aden Young, Sandrine Holt

Crew

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Production Countries

Canada, United States of America, Australia

Production Companies

Alliance Communications Corporation, Goldwyn Pictures Corporation (II), First Choice Canadian Communication Corporation, Téléfilm Canada, Samson Productions, Rogers Telefund, Australian Film Finance Corporation

Languages

, English, Latin

Awards

10 wins & 13 nominations

Trailers
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Average Rating
7.1 out of 10
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