Silence of the North (1981)

10/23/1981 (CA) • 1h 34m

Drama, Adventure

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

Ellen Burstyn

Olive Frederickson

Gordon Pinsent

John Frederickson

Tom Skerritt

Walter Reamer

Colin Fox

Arthur Herriot

Jennifer McKinney

Little Olive Reamer

Donna Dobrijevic

Vala Reamer

Jeff Banks

Lewis Reamer

David Fox

Lea Goodwin


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

canada

isolation

wilderness

based on true story

conflict

semi autobiographical

frozen tundra

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