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Silence of the North
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.
Director and cast
- Allan King Director
- 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
- Jeff Banks as Lewis Reamer
- David Fox as Lea Goodwin
- Frank C. Turner as Young Man
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