Drama ·Adventure · Canada · 1981 · 1h 34m

Silence of the North

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Director
Allan King
Cast
Ellen Burstyn as Olive Frederickson Gordon Pinsent as John Frederickson Tom Skerritt as Walter Reamer Colin Fox as Arthur Herriot Jennifer McKinney as Little Olive Reamer Donna Dobrijevic as Vala Reamer
Crew
Richard Leiterman — Director of Photography Arla Saare — Editor Patricia Louisianna Knop — Screenplay Bill Brodie — Production Design
Synopsis

Director Allan King's 1981 drama, based on true events, stars Ellen Burstyn as a strong-willed woman struggling to survive with her family in the Canadian wilderness.

Mood & Themes
canadaisolationwildernessbased on true storyconflictsemi autobiographicalfrozen tundra
Key Collaborators
Allan King Director Richard Leiterman Director of Photography Arla Saare Editor Patricia Louisianna Knop Screenplay Bill Brodie Production Design
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