Blood of the Hunter (1995)
In this period thriller set near the turn of the century, Jan Thoreau is a Canadian trapper who lives with his wife Marie in a small community in the wilderness not far from Hudson Bay. Blake is a disturbed drifter who has murdered a man and has found a way to frame Jan for his crime. Jan is out tending to his traps when an Indian friend with psychic talents tells him Marie is in grave danger. Jan hurries back, but he has no idea just how serious matters are until he arrives home -- Jan is wanted by the law for a crime he didn't commit, while Blake is hiding out in his home, and has taken Marie hostage.
Director:
Gilles Carle
Writer:
Gilles Carle
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Michael Biehn as Philip Thorton / Blake |
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Alexandra Vandernoot as Marie Thoreau |
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Vincent Cassel as Pastamoo |
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Gabriel Arcand as Yan Thoreau |
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François-Eric Gendron as Jean de Gravois |
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Edward Meeks as Fitzgerald |
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Joseph Rezwin as Auctioneer |
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Edwin Gerard as Malone |
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Maïté Nahyr as Widow Breault |
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Olivier Siou as Tommy |
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Raine Pare-Coull as Kereesin |
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Angie-Pepper O'Bomsawin as Young Indian |
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Pascal Guégan as Corporal Blake |
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Guy Di Rigo as Gold Hunter |
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André Cagnard as François Breault |
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Marco Bacon as Indian Chief |
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Pierre Laplace as John Cummins |
| Writing | James Oliver Curwood | Novel |
| Directing | Gilles Carle | Director |
| Writing | Gilles Carle | Screenplay |
| Sound | Jean Delorme | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Jean-Claude Aumont | Director of Photography |