Silence of the North

Directed by Allan King

Written by Ben East, Patricia Louisianna Knop

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.

Cast

Ellen Burstyn

Olive Frederickson

Gordon Pinsent

John Frederickson

Tom Skerritt

Walter Reamer

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

David Fox

Lea Goodwin

Frank C. Turner

Young Man