The Hounds of Notre Dame is a 1980 Canadian drama film directed by Zale Dalen.
| Hounds of Notre Dame | |
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| Directed by | Zale Dalen |
| Written by | Ken Mitchell |
| Produced by | Fil Fraser |
| Starring | Thomas Peacocke Frances Hyland Barry Morse David Ferry |
| Cinematography | Ron Orieux |
| Edited by | Barry Freeman |
| Music by | Maurice Marshall |
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| Distributed by | Pan-Canadian Film Distributors |
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Running time | 99 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $ 1,200,000 |
Plot
editThe Hounds of Notre Dame is about 36 hours in the life of Père Athol Murray, a hard-drinking, chain-smoking Catholic priest, teacher, political activist and coach of the school hockey team, The Hounds. Peacocke gives a powerful performance as Murray, who defies his superior and gives anti-CCF (Co-operative Commonwealth Federation) speeches in 1940s Saskatchewan. The film received outstanding reviews and Peacocke won a Genie Award for best actor, but it received only limited distribution and came to symbolize the problems inherent in producing quality Canadian features.[1]
Reception
edit- The film earned 9 Genie Award nominations in 1981 in the categories of:
- Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Thomas Peacocke (won)
- Best Achievement in Direction
- Best Achievement in Editing
- Best Achievement in Overall Sound
- Best Achievement in Sound Editing
- Best Motion Picture
- Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
- Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
- Best Original Screenplay
References
edit- ^ Wise, Wyndham (2001). Take One's Essential Guide to Canadian Film. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. p. 102. ISBN 0-8020-3512-4. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
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