Belizaire the Cajun
| Belizaire the Cajun | |
|---|---|
| File:Belizaire the Cajun dvd.jpg DVD cover | |
| Directed by | Glen Pitre |
| Written by | Glen Pitre |
| Starring | Armand Assante |
Release date | 1986 |
Running time | 103 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $1,142,243[1] |
Belizaire the Cajun is a 1986 film directed by Glen Pitre and starring Armand Assante. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1986 Cannes Film Festival.[2]
It chronicles the story of Belizaire Breaux, a village healer (traiteur) in Acadiana in 1859, who becomes entangled in a violent conflict between Cajuns and the new Anglophone arrivals to Southwest Louisiana.
Cast
- Armand Assante - Belizaire Breaux
- Gail Youngs - Alida Thibodaux
- Michael Schoeffling - Hypolite Leger
- Stephen McHattie - James Willoughby
- Will Patton - Matthew Perry
- Nancy Barrett - Rebecca
- Loulan Pitre, Sr. - Sheriff (father of Glen Pitre)
- Andre Delaunay - Dolsin
- Jim Levert - Amadee Meaux
- Ernie Vincent - Old Perry
- Paul Landry - Sosthene
- Allan Durand - Priest
- Robert Duvall - The Preacher
- Bob Edmundson - Head Vigilante
- Charlie Goulas - Vigilante
References
- ^ http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=belizairethecajun.htm
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: Belizaire the Cajun". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-07-15.
External links
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