Silence of the North
6.4
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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Cast
21 people
Ellen Burstyn
Olive Frederickson
Known for
Requiem for a Dream
The Exorcist
Gordon Pinsent
John Frederickson
Known for
The Pillars of the Earth
Away from Her
Allan King
Robert Baylis
Olive Frederickson
Tom Skerritt
Walter Reamer
Known for
Alien
Top Gun
Murray Shostak
Ben East
Colin Fox
Arthur Herriot
Known for
Daylight
Silver Surfer
Patricia Louisianna Knop
Jennifer McKinney
Little Olive Reamer
Known for
Death Ship
Donna Dobrijevic
Vala Reamer
No other roles listed
Allan King Director · Patricia Louisianna Knop Screenplay Ben East Author
Worldwide gross $1.6M · Budget $8.4M · United States release October 23, 1981
Box office
Budget
$8,400,000
Worldwide gross
$1,622,898
Gross vs. budget
0.2×
Production
Universal Pictures
Production · Distribution
Canada
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Canada · October 23, 1981
Theatrical
United States · October 23, 1981
limited
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