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{{short description|1986 film directed by Glen Pitre}}
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{{Infobox film
|director = [[Glen Pitre]]
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| name = Belizaire the Cajun
|writer = [[Glen Pitre]]
| starring = [[Armand Assante]]
| director = [[Glen Pitre]]
| imdb_id = 0090710
| writer = [[Glen Pitre]]
| image = Belizaire Der Cajun Filmplakat.jpg
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| released = 1986
| caption = Poster by Matthias Claus
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| language = [[English language|English]]
| starring = [[Armand Assante]]
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| released = {{Film date|1986|06|13}}
| runtime = 103 minutes
| country = United States
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| language = English
| gross = $1,142,243<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=belizairethecajun.htm|title = Belizaire the Cajun}}</ref>
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'''''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]].<ref name="festival-cannes.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/910/year/1986.html |title=''Festival de Cannes: Belizaire the Cajun'' |accessdate=2009-07-15|work=festival-cannes.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Attanasio |first1=Paul |title='Belizaire the Cajun' |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/belizairethecajunpgattanasio_a0ad76.htm |work=The Washington Post |access-date=August 25, 2024 |date=November 21, 1986}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Ebert |first1=Roger |title=Belizaire The Cajun movie review (1986) |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/belizaire-the-cajun-1986 |website=rogerebert.com |access-date=August 25, 2024 |date=July 18, 1986}}</ref>
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It chronicles the story{{vague|reason= historical (as verb "to [[chronicle]]" suggests) or fictional? (Note very specific as to time, but virtually silent as to place.|date=February 2017}} of Belizaire Breaux, a village healer (''[[Traiteur (faith healer)|traiteur]]'') in [[Acadiana]] in 1859, who becomes entangled in a violent conflict between [[Cajuns]] and the new [[Anglophone]] arrivals to Southwest Louisiana.


==Cast==
'''''Belizaire the Cajun''''' is a 1986 film starring [[Armand Assante]].
* [[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
* [[Glen Pitre|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==
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It chronicles the story 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.
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==External links==
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* {{IMDb title|0090710|Belizaire the Cajun}}
* {{Rotten Tomatoes|belizaire_the_cajun}}


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Latest revision as of 18:23, 25 August 2024

Belizaire the Cajun
Poster by Matthias Claus
Directed byGlen Pitre
Written byGlen Pitre
StarringArmand Assante
Release date
  • June 13, 1986 (1986-06-13)
Running time
103 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
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

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References

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  1. ^ "Belizaire the Cajun".
  2. ^ "Festival de Cannes: Belizaire the Cajun". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-07-15.
  3. ^ Attanasio, Paul (November 21, 1986). "'Belizaire the Cajun'". The Washington Post. Retrieved August 25, 2024.
  4. ^ Ebert, Roger (July 18, 1986). "Belizaire The Cajun movie review (1986)". rogerebert.com. Retrieved August 25, 2024.
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