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Jesuit Joe

Jesuit Joe

1991Movie⏱️ 1h 40m
AdventureDramaWestern
6.7
IMDB Rating
77 votes

Canada, 1911. Narrated by a vulture, the story of Jesuit Joe, a mixed-race who belongs to a rebel Indian family, which have pay a lot for the defense of their territory. After having striped a policeman of his uniform, Jesuit Joe ...

Director
Olivier Austen
Writers
Hugo Pratt, Olivier Austen, Ron Base
Stars
Peter Tarter, John Walsh, Laurence Treil
Release Date
November 6, 1991
Language
English
Country
France
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Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

👤
Peter Tarter
as Jesuit Joe
John Walsh
John Walsh
as Captain Fox
👤
Laurence Treil
as Mrs. Thorpe
Geoffrey Carey
Geoffrey Carey
as Mr. Thorpe
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Chantal DesRoches
as Duchess
👤
Valerio Popesco
as Captain Francis
Jean-Pierre Kalfon
Jean-Pierre Kalfon
as Le vautour (Récitant)

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.85 : 1
Production
Duckster Productions, Ciné Cinq, Canal+

🏷️ Keywords

canadaindianbased on graphic novelbased on comic bookbased on comic

🎯 Categories

AdventureDramaWestern

⭐ Featured Review

Splendid and underrated film.
by searchanddestroy-12020-01-14
10/10

"I discovered this gem back in 1991, nearly thirty years ago. I remember the theater was empty except me. I still don't get why this feature has no comment. It seems to be a Canadian French film, adapted from Hugo pratt cartoon work. The tale of an anti hero, an Half Indian half White, disguised as a Canadian Mounted Police horseman and who brings his justice in the wasteland of the Canadian, the deep Canadian wilderness. The narrator is an eagle which brings the off voice and explains what's going on. You can see it as an adventure western, set in outstanding settings of the great Ca..."

💡 Did You Know?

To date (2016), never released on DVD or Blu-Ray. Only a VHS release, in French, without subtitles, exists.

📖 Synopsis

Canada, 1911. Narrated by a vulture, the story of Jesuit Joe, a mixed-race who belongs to a rebel Indian family, which have pay a lot for the defense of their territory. After having striped a policeman of his uniform, Jesuit Joe ...