Belizaire the Cajun
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| Belizaire the Cajun | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Glen Pitre |
| Written by | Glen Pitre |
| Starring | Armand Assante |
| Release date(s) | 1986 |
| Running time | 103 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
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.[1]
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.
[edit] 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 - Sheriff
- 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
[edit] References
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: Belizaire the Cajun". festival-cannes.com. http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/910/year/1986.html. Retrieved 2009-07-15.
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