Silence of the North

October. 23,1981      
Rating:
6.3
Trailer Synopsis Cast

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.

Ellen Burstyn as  Olive Frederickson
Gordon Pinsent as  John Frederickson
Tom Skerritt as  Walter Reamer
Colin Fox as  Arthur Herriot
David Fox as  Lea Goodwin
Frank C. Turner as  Young Man

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