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Overview

User Rating:
5.7/10   1,283 votes
Writer:
William Nicholson (screenplay)
Release Date:
10 September 1999 (Spain) more
Tagline:
He Fought To Change The World
Plot:
The story of the life and work of the Canadian fur trapper turned conservationist who claimed to be a Native American. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
1 win & 5 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(2 articles)
Brosnan Proud of "Hairy Chest" (From WENN. 3 January 2005)
Attenborough's Funding Fight (From WENN. 25 August 2003)
User Comments:
One of the movies, closest to the nature and it's serenity itself. more

Cast

  (in credits order)

Pierce Brosnan ... Archie Grey Owl
Stewart Bick ... Cyrus Finney

Vlasta Vrana ... Harry Champlin
Annie Galipeau ... Pony

Neil Kroetsch ... First Hunter

Serge Houde ... Second Hunter
Peter Colvey ... Hotel Guest
Nathaniel Arcand ... Ned White Bear

Jacques Lussier ... Hotel Manager
Lee-Roy Jacobs ... Hotel Porter
Jimmy Herman ... Chief Pete Misebi
John Dunn-Hill ... Sim Hancock

Graham Greene ... Jim Bernard

Gordon Masten ... Gus Mitchell
Chip Chuipka ... First Trapper
John Walsh ... Second Trapper
David Fox ... Jim Wood

Annabelle Torsein ... Hiker

Marcel Jeannin ... Hiker
Kent McQuaid ... Hiker
Matthew Sharp ... Hiker Hawkins
Charles Edwin Powell ... Walter Perry (as Charles Powell)
Seann Gallagher ... Bill Oliver
James Bradford ... Tom Walker
Noël Burton ... Southampton Reporter
Renée Asherson ... Carrie Belaney
Stephanie Cole ... Ada Belaney
Richard Jutras ... Halifax Reporter
Art Kitching ... Halifax Reporter
Pierre Lenoir ... Halifax Reporter
Norris Domingue ... Halifax Reporter
Al Vandecruys ... Immigration Officer (as Al Vandercruys)
Floyd 'Red Crow' Westerman ... Pow Wow Chief (as Floyd Crow Westerman)
Saginaw Grant ... Pow Wow Chief
Gene Blackbird ... Wabiken Lodge Dancer
Lindsey Cote ... Wabiken Lodge Dancer
Arnold Jocks ... Wabiken Lodge Dancer
Tahatie Montour ... Wabiken Lodge Dancer
Rene Tonda Splicer Kiepprien ... Wabiken Lodge Dancer
Donald J. White ... Wabiken Lodge Dancer
Kevin Peltier ... Wabiken Lodge Dancer
Donald Swamp ... Wabiken Lodge Dancer
Gerald McDonald ... Lead Wabiken Lodge Drummer
Michael MacDonald ... Wabiken Lodge Drummer
Narcisse Kakegabon ... Wabiken Lodge Drummer
Timothy Eashappie ... Lead Pow Wow Dancer
Frank Buswa ... Pow Wow Dancer
Vernon Cardinal ... Pow Wow Dancer
Josie Cox ... Pow Wow Dancer
Donald Dowd ... Pow Wow Dancer
Hilliard Friday ... Pow Wow Dancer
Les Harper ... Pow Wow Dancer
David Herman ... Pow Wow Dancer
Joseph McLeod ... Pow Wow Dancer
Dylan Manitopyes ... Pow Wow Dancer
Brian Moore ... Pow Wow Dancer
Gordie Odjig ... Pow Wow Dancer
Gary Parker ... Pow Wow Dancer
Ron Ranville ... Pow Wow Dancer
Steve Sands ... Pow Wow Dancer
Dwight 'Bucko' Teeple ... Pow Wow Dancer
Denis Whiteye ... Pow Wow Dancer
Larry Yazzie ... Pow Wow Dancer
Steve Wood ... Lead Pow Wow Drummer
Elmer Baptiste ... Pow Wow Drummer
Shane Dion ... Pow Wow Drummer
Aaron McGilvery ... Pow Wow Drummer
Bradley McGilvery ... Pow Wow Drummer
Ferlin McGilvery ... Pow Wow Drummer
Cecil Nepoose ... Pow Wow Drummer
Leroy Whitstone ... Pow Wow Drummer
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
John Canoe ... Mohawk Nation Member
Craig Gauthier ... Hiker
King George VI ... Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Jeffrey Lee ... Chief's Counselman (Ending Scene) (uncredited)
Princess Margaret ... Herself (with her parents) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Queen Elizabeth II ... Herself (with her parents) (uncredited)
Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother ... Herself (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Directed by
Richard Attenborough 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
William Nicholson  screenplay

Produced by
Richard Attenborough .... producer
Jake Eberts .... producer
Diana Hawkins .... co-producer
Claude Léger .... producer: Canada
Josette Perrotta .... co-producer
Barr B. Potter .... executive producer (as Barr Potter)
Lenny Young .... executive producer
 
Original Music by
George Fenton 
 
Cinematography by
Roger Pratt 
 
Film Editing by
Lesley Walker 
 
Casting by
Rene Haynes 
Vera Miller 
Nadia Rona 
 
Production Design by
Anthony Pratt 
 
Art Direction by
Claude Paré (supervising art director)
 
Set Decoration by
Bruno Sorel 
Joanne Woollard (uncredited)
 
Costume Design by
Renée April 
 
Makeup Department
Jocelyne Bellemare .... key makeup artist
Nathalie Garon .... assistant hair stylist
Marcelo Padovani .... key hair stylist
Bron Roylance .... makeup artist: Mr. Brosnan
 
Production Management
Michel Chauvin .... production manager
Jean-Yves Dolbec .... unit manager
Hugh Harlow .... production manager: UK
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Erik Ajduk .... additional third assistant director
Anne Alloucherie .... assistant director
Stéphane Bourdeau .... assistant director
Isabelle Brutus .... first assistant director: second unit
Patrick Clayton .... assistant director
Buck Deachman .... second assistant director
Richard Fletcher .... trainee assistant director
Jean-Sébastien Lord .... first assistant director: second unit
Trevor Puckle .... second assistant director
 
Art Department
Francis Back .... storyboard artist
Rejean Brochu .... construction coordinator
Louis Dandonneau .... assistant set dresser
Denis Hamel .... property master
Jean-François Kelahear .... stand-by scenic painter
Eric Lafrance .... lead carpenter
Michele Laliberte .... assistant art director
Carl Lessard .... graphic designer
Robert Parle .... assistant set dresser
Pippa Rawlinson .... art department researcher: UK
Doris Simard .... art department coordinator
Jean Simard .... assistant property master
Bruno Sorel .... set dresser
 
Sound Department
Jonathan Bates .... sound
Kevin Holt .... assistant foley editor
Gerry Humphreys .... sound
Nick Lowe .... dialogue editor
Patrick Rousseau .... sound mixer
Alastair Sirkett .... assistant sound editor
Mark Kenna .... consultant: Dolby film sound (uncredited)
 
Special Effects by
Francis Choquette .... special effects technician
Louis Craig .... special effects supervisor
Mario Dumont .... special effects senior technician
Normand Gobeille .... special effects assistant
André Laforest .... special effects technician
Eric-André Paquin .... special effects technician
Philippe Roberge .... special effects technician
Martin Williams .... special effects technician
 
Visual Effects by
Angus Cameron .... digital effects supervisor
Nicolas Cotta .... visual effects artist
Antony Hunt .... executive producer: The Magic Camera Company
Sébastien Moreau .... Inferno compositor: Hybride
Daniel Pettipher .... 2D digital supervisor: The Magic Camera Company
 
Stunts
Jim Dunn .... stunt double: Pierce Bronson
David McKeown .... stunt coordinator
Michael Scherer .... stunt coordinator
 
Camera and Electrical Department
David Appleby .... grip
Alex Bailey .... still photographer
Pierre Beaulieu .... electrician
Sylvain Brault .... second camera operator
Ciro Candia .... second assistant camera: UK
Andy Chmura .... camera operator
Carla Clarke .... first assistant camera: "a" camera, second unit
Jean Courteau .... chief lighting technician
Jean-Yves Denis .... grip
Bertrand Dupuis .... grip
Gilles Fortier .... best boy electric
Julie Garceau .... video assist operator
Martine Leclerc .... additional focus puller
Christian Lemay .... second assistant camera
Nicolas Marion .... first assistant camera: "b" camera
Clyde Miller .... assistant camera: aerials and Wescam camera
Michel Périard .... key grip
Marc Simpson-Threlford .... second assistant camera: second unit
Michel St. Martin .... grip
David Uloth .... crane operator
Jonathan Wenk .... still photographer: winter
 
Casting Department
Louis Elman .... adr voice casting
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Sophie Beasse .... key dresser
 
Editorial Department
Claire Ferguson .... assistant editor
Jeremy Hume .... assistant editor
 
Music Department
Geoff Alexander .... orchestrator (as Geoffrey Alexander)
Jeff Atmajian .... orchestrator
George Fenton .... conductor
David Lawson .... composer: additional music
Veronika Rentsch .... music coordinator
Graham Sutton .... music editor
Gavyn Wright .... orchestra leader
 
Transportation Department
Christian Biron .... transportation
Jasmine Lewandowski .... driver: cast
Charlie Zed .... driver
 
Other crew
Nick Barker .... assistant location manager
Charles-André Bertrand .... second unit coordinator
Danielle Boucher .... production coordinator
Guylaine Boucher .... assistant production coordinator
Bertrand Calmeau .... production assistant
William H. Carrick .... wildlife consultant
Nikki Clapp .... continuity
Céline Daignault .... location manager
Susan d'Arcy .... unit publicist
Jessica Drake .... dialect coach
Paul Dupont .... safety coordinator
Drew H. Fash .... historical consultant
Jo Gregory .... production accountant
Agnieszka Kroskowska .... personal assistant: Pierce Brosnan
Donna Noonan .... consultant: First Nations
Sylvie Normandin .... assistant to executive producer
Bobby Prince .... security manager
Brent Radford .... weapons handler
Mark Somner .... location manager
Gerry Therrien .... animal coordinator
Dominic Thiffault .... production assistant
Joyce Turner .... production coordinator: UK
Chris Warren .... video coordinator: UK
Judy Wasdell .... production associate
Pete White .... animal wrangler
Kelly Whitlock .... beaver handler
Hap Wilson .... advisor: period canoe technique
 

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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for some sensuality/nudity.
Runtime:
Canada:117 min | Spain:120 min | UK:118 min
Country:
UK | Canada
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Filming Locations:
Chelsea, Québec, Canada more
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The movie was never given a theatrical release in the United States. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in The Holiday (2006) more

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5 out of 6 people found the following comment useful:-
One of the movies, closest to the nature and it's serenity itself., 5 November 2004
10/10
Author: adis-3 from Vilnius, Lithuania

Here, on IMDb.com I read an opinion, that Grey Owl is best character of Pierce Brosnan ever performed. I do not know if he had better nor worse roles, I'm not his fan, but this one was really exceptional.

The other thing - impressive hand of the movie director. I give my respect. The serenity, the beauty and spirit of wilderness was illustrated really exlusively, I never met such proximity it in any movie before.

Another thing left in my mind after the film - this is the movie, closest to the original books, and atmosphere in it.

And little bit more. I pay my respect to the original Grey Owl.

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