Silence of the North

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

Ellen Burstyn Olive Frederickson

Gordon Pinsent John Frederickson

Tom Skerritt Walter Reamer

Colin Fox Arthur Herriot

Jennifer McKinney Little Olive Reamer