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The Immortal Scoundrel

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The Immortal Scoundrel
FrenchÉtienne Brûlé gibier de potence
Directed byMelburn E. Turner
Written byJeanette Downing
Based onÉtienne Brûlé
by J. Herbert Cranston
Produced byMelburn E. Turner
StarringPaul Dupuis
Jacques Auger
Edited byMelburn E. Turner
Production
company
Carillon Pictures[1]
Distributed byFrance Film
Release date
  • 19 September 1952 (1952-09-19)
Running time
102 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench
Budget$100,000

The Immortal Scoundrel (French: Étienne Brûlé gibier de potence) is a 1952 Canadian film directed by Melburn E. Turner.[2]

Plot

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Étienne Brûlé arrives in New France with Samuel de Champlain in 1608. becomes involved with the Huron and receives military aid from them.

Production

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The film was shot in Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard from 23 July to 28 September 1951, on a budget of $100,000 (equivalent to $1,138,406 in 2023).[1] It was the first colour feature film made in Canada. It was shot on 16 mm Kodachrome and then transferred to 35 mm colour film.[3]

Release

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France Film distributed the film in Quebec and it premiered on 19 September 1952.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Turner 1987, p. 34.
  2. ^ Gerald Pratley, A Century of Canadian Cinema. Lynx Images, 2003. ISBN 1-894073-21-5. p. 105.
  3. ^ Pallister 1995, p. 66.

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