It's the winter of 1940. Father Athol Murray - "Pere" to most that know him - is an opinionated, chain-smoking, hard drinking parish priest at Notre Dame College in Wilcox, Saskatchewan. His strong opinions include his disdain for socialism as epitomized by the CCF party in Saskatchewan and the current war which has claimed too many lives including those of former students, needing to raise money to operate the College by whatever means, and not wanting others to emulate his vices - especially not wanting the students and women to smoke - while he blissfully enjoys those vices himself.
Released: Oct 10, 1980
Runtime: 96 minutes
Genre: Drama
Stars: Thomas Peacocke, Frances Hyland, Barry Morse, David Ferry, Larry Reese, Lenore Zann
Crew: Richard Hudolin (Art Direction), Maurice Marshall (Original Music Composer), Tony Lower (Editor), Ron Orieux (Director of Photography), Bette Chadwick (Casting), Ken Mitchell (Writer)