The Hounds of Notre Dame

Hounds of Notre Dame
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
Production companies	Famous Players Fraser Films Pere Films
Distributed by	Pan-Canadian Film Distributors
Release date	October 10, 1980 (1980-10-10)
Running time	99 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	English
Budget	$ 1,200,000

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.[1]

Reception

• 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

1. 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.

External links

• Hounds of Notre Dame at IMDb