Silence of the North

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Silence of the North

1981

1h 34m

7.0(2 votes)

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.

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9 members

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Ellen Burstyn

Olive Frederickson

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Gordon Pinsent

John Frederickson

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Tom Skerritt

Walter Reamer

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Colin Fox

Arthur Herriot

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Jennifer McKinney

Little Olive Reamer

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Donna Dobrijevic

Vala Reamer

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Jeff Banks

Lewis Reamer

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David Fox

Lea Goodwin

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Frank C. Turner

Young Man

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