Black Robe (1991)
| Release Date | 05 September 1991 |
| US Box Office | $8,000,000 |
| Genre | Adventure, Drama, History |
| Country | CanadaAustralia |
| Filming Locations | Saguenay Region, Québec, Canada |
| Language | English, Cree, Mohawk, Algonquin, Latin |
| Sound Mix | Dolby |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Adventure Drama, Religious Drama |
| Niche Genre | Historical Film |
| Mood | Food for Thought |
| Themes | Missionaries, Culture Clash, White People Among Indians |
| Tones | Deliberate, Downbeat, Visceral |
| Tags | Christianity, Cross Cultural Relations, Culture Clash, Indian (Native American), Jesuit, Journey, Mission [quest], Priest, Religious Conversion, Wilderness |
Black Robe is a 1991 film directed by Bruce Beresford. The screenplay was written by Irish-Canadian author Brian Moore, who adapted it from his novel of the same name.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Aden Young
Daniel
Billy Two Rivers
Ougebmat
Harrison Liu
Awondoie
Wesley Cote
Oujita
Frank Wilson
Father Jerome
François Tassé
Father Bourque
Jean Brousseau
Champlain
Yvan Labelle
Mestigoit
James Bobbish
Ondesson
Denis Lacroix
Taratande
Gilles Plante
Older Workman
Marthe Turgeon
Laforgue's Mother
Claude Préfontaine
Old Priest
Deano Clavet
Mercier
Paul Stewart
Workman
Jean-Raymond Châles
Workman
Jean-Jacques Blanchet
Workman
Marco Bacon
Montagnais
Patrick Tenasco
Montagnais
George Pachanos
Iroquois Leader
Minor Mustain
First Iroquois
Don Brisebois
Iroquois Guard
Jean-Baptiste Raphael
Iroquois Elder
Guy Provencher
Old Iroquois Member
Joe De Laronde
Tall Painted Iroquois
LinLyn Lue
She Manitou
Bonfield Marcoux
Domergue
Wanda Obomsawin
Pregnant Woman
Jean-Pierre Perusse
Tallevant
Gérard Soler
Masse
Alison Reid
Iroquois Torture Woman
Brenda Adams
Iroquois Torture Woman
Denis Plante
Musician
Daniel Thonon
Musician
Cordelia Beresford
Mademoiselle Le Fontaine
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 Deconte
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
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
Director
Writer
Brian Moore
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Producer
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
Original Music
Cinematographer
Peter James
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Editor
Tim Wellburn
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Casting Director
Clare Walker
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Production Designer
Herbert Pinter
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Art Director
Gavin Mitchell
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Set Decorator
Réal Proulx
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Costume Designer
Renée April
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John Hay
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Makeup Department
Christiane Berroyer
hair stylist: France
Marie-Hélène Duguet
makeup artist: French unit
Réjean Forget
key hairdresser
Linda Gill
head makeup artist
Julie Houle
assistant makeup artist
Penny Lee
set makeup artist
Richard Marsan
trailer attendant: hair and makeup
Benoit Martel
assistant hair stylist
Darren Perks
prosthetics builder
Mykill Skorr
hair stylist
Martin Sutton
hair stylist
Ron Turgeon
assistant hairdresser
Production Manager
Michel Chauvin
unit manager
Yanis Combe-Ferrier
production manager: France
Jean-Yves Dolbec
assistant unit manager
Juny Monoz
unit manager: France
Susan Murdoch
production manager
Sylvia Walker-Wilson
post-production supervisor
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
René Carré
third assistant director
Buck Deachman
third assistant director
Carole Dubuc
second assistant director
Pedro Gandol
assistant director
Christophe Vallée
second assistant director: France
Art Department
Jean-Yves Ahern
draftsperson
Andre Brochu
head carpenter
Rejean Brochu
construction coordinator
Serge Bureau
property master
Jean Chassé
set dresser
Richard Eyre
scenic painter
John Fredericks
art department swing gang
Serge Gagne
carpenter
Suzanne Gagnier
scenic painter
Bernard Gagnon
carpenter
Normand Gagnon
carpenter
Alain Giguère
scenic painter
Atelier Jean Marie Guay
propmaker
Denis Hamel
set props
Hélène Lafrance
art department coordinator
Étienne Lapointe-Proulx
assistant set props
Christian Lescop
carpenter
Pierre L'Heureux
construction buyer
Doreen Libman
assistant art department coordinator
Paul Menier
carpenter
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
Eric Lafrance
laborer
Sound Department
Jeanine Chiavlo
dialogue editor
Stephanie Flack
assistant sound editor
David Grusovin
assistant sound editor
Phil Judd
sound re-recording mixer
Pascal Marzolf
boom operator: French unit
Susan Midgley
assistant sound editor
Frank Morrone
adr recordist
Mike Palozzi
adr sound
Penn Robinson
supervising sound editor
Nicky Roller
foley recordist
Henri Roux
sound recordist: French unit
Mark J. Wasiutak
boom operator
Karin Whittington
additional sound editor
Gary Wilkins
sound recordist
Christian Bass
mix assistant
Special Effects
Louis Craig
special effects coordinator
Thierry Craig
special effects technician
François Dagenais
key special effects makeup artist
Mario Dumont
special effects technician
Claude Lebeau
special effects technician
Pierre 'Bill' Rivard
key special effects technician
Antonio Vidosa
special effects technician
Visual Effects
Roger Cowland
opticals
Tim Donahue
effects art direction: Introvision
John P. Mesa
visual effects cameraman
William Mesa
visual effects supervisor
Stunts
Jamie Jones
stunt performer
Steve Lucescu
utility stunts
David McKeown
stunt performer
Minor Mustain
stunt coordinator
Paul Rutledge
stunt performer
Ron Van Hart
stunt performer
Camera and Electrical Department
Danny Batterham
camera operator
Claude Beauchamp
second assistant camera
Sylvain Bergevin
electrician
Mikey Bertrand
best boy grip
Morgan Carpenter
generator operator
Julian Chojnacki
Steadicam operator
Rod Crombie
Steadicam operator
Jean-Maurice De Ernsted
key grip
Stéphane De Ernsted
grip
Guy Ferland
electrician
Andre Fleuren
camera operator: second unit
Gilles Fortier
best boy electric
Jacques Fortier
key electrician
Anna Howard
first assistant camera: "b camera "
Marc Lambert
electrician: French unit
Philippe Lapicque
key grip: French unit
Frédéric Lemaire
gaffer: French unit
Jean Lépine
camera operator: second unit
Laurent Leymonie
first assistant camera: French unit
Alain Masse
grip
David Nichols
dolly grip
Yves Paquette
generator operator
John Platt
first assistant camera
Frank Polyak
assistant camera: second unit
Takashi Seida
still photographer
François Taupin
electrician: French unit
André Tisseur
grip
Brett Tracey
camera trainee
David Ungaro
second assistant camera: French unit
Mathieu Ungaro
grip: French unit
Paul Viau
electrician
Stéphane Vidal
grip: French unit
Casting Department
Marie La Haye
casting australia
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Henri Aubertin
dresser
Olivier Bériot
dresser: French unit
Blanche-Danielle Boileau
wardrobe coordinator
Stéphanie Chagnon
dresser
Sylvie Clément
dresser
Mario Davignon
head dresser
Simonetta Mariano
cutter
Fran Marks
seamstress
Enrica Ponzi
seamstress
Marc Provencher
dresser
Anne Rémillard
cutter
Jacqueline Rousseau
dresser, costume builder
Editorial Department
Arthur Cambridge
color grader
Claudette Duff
second assistant picture editor
Pat Mackle
first assistant picture editor
Karen Psaltis
negative matcher
Brett Tracey
editor trainee
H. Gordon Woodside
post-production associate
Music Department
Martin Arminger
music coordinator
James D'Arcey
assistant music engineer
John Grundy
musical director: The Sydney Philharmonia
Phillip Hartl
orchestra leader
Gilles Plante
advisor: early music
Michael Stavrou
music scoring engineer
Coralie Hartl
orchestra contractor
Transportation Department
Réjean Bouchard
driver: cast
Owen Coughlan
driver: Montreal
Edmond Delorimier
driver: wardrobe
Jim Disensi
transportation coordinator
Lorne Dosogne
driver: cast
David Leblanc
driver: cast
Gerardo Manzi
driver: honeywagon
Tim Parkinson
driver captain
Don Poole
transportation coordinator
Jon Prévost
driver: cast
Don Riordan
driver: cast
Joelle St-Gelais
driver: La Baie office
Ted Wilson
driver: cast
Other Crew
Annabelle Alvarez
assistant accountant
Joe C.W. Armstrong
consultant: cartography
Nick Barker
location scout
Belinda Bennetts
title designer: main titles
Helen Bobish Atkinson
translator: Cree
Cherri Campbell
assistant: Robert Lantos
Merrianne Couture
production secretary
Earl Danyluk
extras captain
Lois Davey
tutor
Marie Luce David
production secretary: French unit
Doreen Davis
production accountant
Paul Dupont
safety consultant
Sandrine Fayos
continuity: French unit
Claude Fortin
production assistant
Romain Gagnon
production assistant
Eric Gendron
production assistant
Jay Grant
caterer
Alan Hooper
canoe instructor
Dora Hopkins
guardian: children
Ginette Hoyse
assistant craft service
Desmond Kennedy
assistant accountant
Martha-Marie Kleinhans
production coordinator
Josée Lachance
assistant: Bruce Beresford
Susan Lane
assistant: Sue Milliken
Marc Larose
production assistant
Ian MacArthur
caterer
Remy Maltais
pontoon operator
Karen Marginson
unit publicist
Jill Morton
assistant craft service
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
Ian Russell
laboratory liaison
Marce Savoie
canoe wrangler
François Sylvestre
location manager
Colin Tomlins
production secretary
Diane Tremblay
nurse
Martin Tremblay
office assistant: La Baie
Billy Two Rivers
translator: Mohawk
Jose Uria
production assistant
Denise Wolfson
laboratory liaison
Thanks
Joseph Campeau
acknowledgment: intertribal round dance song provided by
Isoland Clauveau
acknowledgment: local resources
Alberta Cree
acknowledgment: intertribal pow wow song provided by
Alex Skead
acknowledgment: ojbway travelling song provided by
Production Company
Alliance Communications Corporation
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First Choice
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Goldwyn Pictures Corporation
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Rogers Telefund - Rogers Communications
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Samson Productions
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Téléfilm Canada
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Distributor
Samuel Goldwyn Company, The
Hoyts Distribution
Columbia TriStar Home Video
Indies Home Entertainment
MGM/UA Home Entertainment
Paris Vídeo
Pioneer
Trimark Home Video
Vidmark Entertainment
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Warner Home Video
Special Effects
Intrigue
Introvision International
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Miscellaneous
Alcan Ltee.
thanks
Atlab
post-production laboratory
Australian Film Finance Corporation (AFFC)
funding
Australian Film, Television and Radio School
score recording facility
Bellevue Pathé Québec
laboratory
Captions
subtitles
ChapmanLeonard Studio Equipment
camera dollies
Chisasibi Indian Band
thanks
Conseil General de la Seine Maritime
thanks
Conseil de Bande d'Odanak
thanks
Conseil de Bande de Betsiamites
thanks
Conseil de Bande des Montagnais du Lac St. Jean
thanks
Elite Productions
casting: Quebec
Film Finance
bond
Film Insurance Underwriting Agencies (FIUA)
insurance
Huronia Historical Parks (Sainte-Marie among the Huron)
thanks
Huronia Museum, Midland, ON
thanks
L'Adminstration de Monuments Historiques
thanks
Master's Workshop
adr: Canada
Minsere des Loisirs de la Chasse et de la Peche du Quebec
thanks
Mohawk Council of Kahnawake
thanks
Moneypenny Services
production accounting: Australia
Montreal Native Friendship Centre
thanks
Musee des Traditions des Arts Norman, Rouen
thanks
Optical & Graphics
end titles, subtitles
Ottawa Native Friendship Centre
thanks
Parc Sagueney, Quebec
thanks
Public Archives of Canada
maps
Reserve Faunique Ashapmushuan
thanks
Reserve Indienne de Wolinak
thanks
River Desert Indian Band
thanks
Soundfirm
sound recording facilities
Spectrum Films International
post-production facilities
Strings Plus
musicians
The Council of Crees of Waskaganish
thanks
The Joe C.W. Armstrong Canadian Collection
maps
The Sydney Philharmonia
choir
Ville de Rouen
thanks
Waswanipi Indian Band
thanks
West Bay Indian Band
thanks
Zoo St. Felicien
thanks
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