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Title: Silence of the North (1981)
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Cast
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| Ellen Burstyn | ... | Olive Frederickson | |
| Tom Skerritt | ... | Walter Reamer | |
| Gordon Pinsent | ... | John Frederickson | |
| Jennifer McKinney | ... | Little Olive Reamer | |
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Donna Dobrijevic | ... | Vala Reamer |
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Jeff Banks | ... | Lewis Reamer |
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Colin Fox | ... | Arthur Herriott |
| David Fox | ... | Lea Goodwin | |
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Richard W. Farrell | ... | John Goodwin (as Richard Farrell) |
| Larry Reynolds | ... | The Auctioneer | |
| Frank C. Turner | ... | Young Man (as Frank Turner) | |
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Ute Blunck | ... | Young Woman |
| Thomas Hauff | ... | Billy | |
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Freddie Lang | ... | Fiddler |
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Dennis Robinson | ... | Nels |
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Based on the biography of Olive Fredrickson, It tells of her life as a girl, then a trapper's wife and later a widow with three small children surviving under rugged pioneer conditions in northern Alberta Canada from the early 1900's through to the Depression. Written by markyoloup
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EnglishRelease Date:
23 October 1981 (Canada) See more »Also Known As:
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Box Office
Budget:
CAD8,400,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$344,837, 25 October 1981Gross USA:
$1,622,898Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$1,622,898Company Credits
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The source "Silence of the North" (1972) book by Olive Fredrickson was translated into French and Italian versions. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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A wonderful treasure that you must see. I fell in love with this movie when I was ten years old and saw it on T.V. Twenty years later paid about $80.00 to order one and still love it just as much today. The cast is absolutely excellent in it, and very natural. The cinematography is excellent with beautiful scenery. It really draws you in and you feel like you are a part of Olives life, which was an amazing journey and story of survival. The movie is suitable for the family (just maybe not younger ones as they may become frightened with a couple of scenes) and may help teach todays generation the difficulties of the previous generations, as is shown in the birth, hospital, wilderness, depression, and other scenes throughout. Definitely watch this movie if you get the chance.