Hounds of Notre Dame
The Hounds of Notre Dame is a 1980 Canadian drama film directed by Zale Dalen.
Plot
The 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.
More details
author | Ken Mitchell |
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director | Zale Dalen |
editor | Barry Freeman |
genre | drama |
keywords | catholic priest co-operative commonwealth federation genie award political activist saskatchewan |
musicBy | Maurice Marshall |
producer | Fil Fraser |
productionCompany | Famous Players |
publisher | Pan-Canadian Film Distributors |