Those Damned Savages (1971)
Les maudits sauvages
A meditation on society's attitudes and beliefs, as explored through a New France fur trapper's relationship with a Native woman that spans centuries.
- Date of release
- 1971-03-20
- TMDB
- 7.8 / 10 (4)
- Runtime
- 1h 56m
- Genres
- Comedy
- Director
- Jean Pierre Lefebvre
Casting
- Pierre Dufresne — Thomas Hébert
- Rachel Cailhier — Tékacouita
- Nicole Filion — Mrs. Jeanne-Mance Hébert
- Luc Granger — Father Pierre Frelaté
- Jacques Thisdale — Zoro
- Marcel Sabourin — Steward Jean Talon
- Denise Morelle — Marie
- Gaétan Labrèche — Historian
- Jean-Pierre Cartier — Police officer
- Yvon Dufour — Police officer
Interesting facts
Those Damned Savages is a Canadian drama film, directed by Jean Pierre Lefebvre and released in 1971. A satirical critique of colonialism, the film explores its thesis that racist attitudes toward First Nations have not changed through a narrative that places various real historical figures from the 17th century in modern-day Montreal.
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