Belizaire the Cajun
| Belizaire the Cajun | |
|---|---|
 Poster by Matthias Claus | |
| Directed by | Glen Pitre |
| Written by | Glen Pitre |
| Starring | Armand Assante |
Release date |
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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][3][4]
It chronicles the story[vague] 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 as Belizaire Breaux
- Gail Youngs as Alida Thibodaux
- Michael Schoeffling as Hypolite Leger
- Stephen McHattie as James Willoughby
- Will Patton as Matthew Perry
- Nancy Barrett as Rebecca
- Loulan Pitre, Sr. as Sheriff
- Andre Delaunay as Dolsin
- Jim Levert as Amadee Meaux
- Ernie Vincent as Old Perry
- Paul Landry as Sosthene
- Allan Durand as Priest
- Robert Duvall as The Preacher
- Bob Edmundson as Head Vigilante
- Charlie Goulas as Vigilante
References
- ^ "Belizaire the Cajun".
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: Belizaire the Cajun". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-07-15.
- ^ Attanasio, Paul (November 21, 1986). "'Belizaire the Cajun'". The Washington Post. Retrieved August 25, 2024.
- ^ Ebert, Roger (July 18, 1986). "Belizaire The Cajun movie review (1986)". rogerebert.com. Retrieved August 25, 2024.
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