Silence of the North
Synopsis
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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Principal cast & crew: 19
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Edited by Arla SaareShot by Richard LeitermanScored by Allan MacmillanDesigned by Bill Brodie
Box Office
1981 · Box office
Grossed $1.6M worldwide
Worldwide gross
$1.6M
Opening weekend: $345K — 21% of its US run.
Opening week (7-day): $471K — 29% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 272 theaters
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Cast & Crew
19 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Colin Fox
as Arthur Herriott
David Fox
as Lea Goodwin
Richard W Farrell
as John Goodwin
Jennifer Mckinney
as Little Olive Reamer
Donna Dobrijevic
as Vala Reamer
Jeff Banks
as Lewis Reamer
Ellen Burstyn
as Olive Frederickson
Tom Skerritt
as Walter Reamer
Gordon Pinsent
as John Frederickson
Larry Reynolds
as The Auctioneer
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