Mission of Fear () is a Canadian drama film, directed by Fernand Dansereau and released in 1965.Gerald Pratley, A Century of Canadian Cinema. Lynx Images, 2003. . p. 145.
Based on The Jesuit Relations, the film dramatizes the story of the Canadian Martyrs at the Jesuit mission of Sainte-Marie among the Hurons through the reflections of Jean de Brébeuf (Alain Cuny) as he awaits his death."Astataïon, ou Le Festin des morts". Mémoire du cinéma québécois (canoe.ca). The cast also includes Jacques Godin, François Guillier, Jacques Kasma, Ginette Letondal, Hubert Loiselle, Yves Létourneau, Monique Mercure, Albert Millaire, Jean-Louis Millette, Jean Perraud, Jean-Guy Sabourin, Marcel Sabourin, Janine Sutto and Maurice Tremblay.
The film won the award for Best Feature Film at the Canadian Film Awards in 1966.Canadian Film Awards at The Canadian Encyclopedia.
The film was one of the first times that bare breasts were shown on television with its airing by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation in 1965.
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