Astataïon


Release Information: May 30, 1965; TV (Radio-Canada); Library and Archives Canada - Canadian Feature Film Database (LAC); May 30, 1965; TV (Radio-Canada); Library and Archives Canada - Canadian Feature Film Database (LAC); May 30, 1965; Montréal (Cinéma Place Ville-Marie); Library and Archives Canada - Canadian Feature Film Database (LAC); May 30, 1965; Montréal (Cinéma Place Ville-Marie); Library and Archives Canada - Canadian Feature Film Database (LAC); May 20, 1965; TV (Radio-Canada); Library and Archives Canada - Canadian Feature Film Database (LAC); May 20, 1965; TV (Radio-Canada); Library and Archives Canada - Canadian Feature Film Database (LAC); May 20, 1965; Montréal (Cinéma Place Ville-Marie); Library and Archives Canada - Canadian Feature Film Database (LAC); May 20, 1965; Montréal (Cinéma Place Ville-Marie); Library and Archives Canada - Canadian Feature Film Database (LAC)

Production Details

96 minutes, 1964

This historical drama recreates the life and times of Jesuit missionnaries who arrived in New France between 1611 and 1760.

Source: Library and Archives Canada - Canadian Feature Film Database (LAC)

Astataïon (Mission of Fear) Commentary

One of the first full-length feature films from the National Film Board, Astataïon (Mission of Fear) was also the NFB’s first co-production with Radio-Canada. The movie was aired in May 1965 on Radio-Canada and released that same year. The mid-1960s...

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