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Silence of the North

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 Cast

  • Ellen Burstyn

    Ellen Burstyn

    Olive Frederickson

  • Gordon Pinsent

    Gordon Pinsent

    John Frederickson

  • Tom Skerritt

    Tom Skerritt

    Walter Reamer

  • Colin Fox

    Colin Fox

    Arthur Herriot

  • Jennifer McKinney

    Jennifer McKinney

    Little Olive Reamer

  • Donna Dobrijevic

    Donna Dobrijevic

    Vala Reamer

  • Jeff Banks

    Jeff Banks

    Lewis Reamer

  • David Fox

    David Fox

    Lea Goodwin

  • Frank C. Turner

    Frank C. Turner

    Young Man

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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