Black Robe

Name: Black Robe
Genre: Adventure, Drama, History
Released: 1991-10-04
Duration: 1 h 41 min
Rating: 6.5
Cast: Lothaire Bluteau, Sandrine Holt, August Schellenberg, Tantoo Cardinal, Lawrence Bayne

1991·Movie·R·101 min·★ 6.5(119)

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

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.

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About Black Robe

Black Robe is a 1991 English-language adventure, drama and history film directed by Bruce Beresford. The cast is led by Lothaire Bluteau, Sandrine Holt, August Schellenberg. It has a runtime of 1h 41m. Viewers rate it 6.5/10 across 100 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Kanopy.

Black Robe was produced by Samson Productions, First Choice Canadian Communication Corporation, and Alliance Films and made in Australia and Canada. It was released on October 4, 1991, and carries a R certification. Made on a budget of about $11 million, it went on to gross $8 million worldwide.

Director: Bruce Beresford
Writers: Brian Moore
Release date: October 4, 1991
Original language: English
Age rating: R
Status: Released
Country: Australia, Canada
Budget: $11 million
Box office: $8 million
Production: Samson Productions, First Choice Canadian Communication Corporation, Alliance Films

#quebec#wilderness#native american#journey#jesuits (society of jesus)#17th century#algonquin indian

Black Robe cast & crew

Black Robe was directed by Bruce Beresford and written by Brian Moore.

The cast features Lothaire Bluteau as Laforgue, Sandrine Holt as Annuka, August Schellenberg as Chomina, Tantoo Cardinal as Chomina's Wife, Lawrence Bayne as Neehatin, and Aden Young as Daniel.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Georges Delerue, cinematography is by Peter James, and it was produced by Denis Héroux and Robert Lantos.

Is Black Robe worth watching?

Black Robe holds an audience score of 6.5/10 from 119 ratings, a solidly received adventure films.

At 1h 41m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy adventure, drama, and history, Black Robe is worth a place on your watchlist.

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