Belizaire the Cajun
DramaHistoryRomance
A Cajun man attempts to save his town.
Director
Glen Pitre
Writers
N/A
Stars
Armand Assante, Gail Youngs, Michael Schoeffling
Release Date
June 13, 1986
Language
English
Country
United States
🎯 4
Nominations
💬 21
Reviews
🎭 Top 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
as Sheriff
👤
Andre Delaunay
as Dolsin
👤
Jim Levert
as Amadee Meaux
👤
Ernie Vincent
as Old Perry
💰 Box Office
$1,142,243
Worldwide Gross
$1,142,243
Domestic Gross
🎬 Technical Specs
Aspect Ratio
1.85 : 1
Sound
Mono
Color
Color
Filming Location
Lafayette, Louisiana, USA
Production
Cote Blanche Productions
🏷️ Keywords
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🎯 Categories
DramaHistoryRomance
⭐ Featured Review
Oui, ça va!
"This is a fine film-- not necessarily a great one, but one with some great content. Armand Assante, who like the late character actor, J. Carrol Naish, is able to place himself seamlessly in almost any ethnic role, from a Cuban to a Greek, is Belizaire, the Cajun. Little knowledge will be gained about these marvelous people who were expelled in early 19th century British ethnic cleansing from L'Acadie, a region near present-day Quebec, to the Dominican Republic, scattered along the eastern seaboard of the US and then making their way back to Francophone Louisiana. The term 'Cajun,..."
💡 Did You Know?
Features the Cajun music and singing of Michael Doucet and Beausoleil.
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📖 Synopsis
A Cajun man attempts to save his town.