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  • Silence of the North (1981)
  • PG
    94 min | Drama
Silence of the North (1981)
PG
94 min | Drama

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 ...See moreBased 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 See less
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Director
Allan King (as Allan Winton King)
Writers
Olive Frederickson (based on the book written by: "The Silence of the North") | Ben East (based on the book written by: "The Silence of the North") | Patricia Louisianna Knop (screenplay by) (as Patricia Louisiana Knop)
Producer
Composer
Allan Macmillan (music composed by)
Cinematographer
Editor
Production Designer
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Release date
Oct 23, 1981 (United States)

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Cast

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45 cast members
Name Known for
Ellen Burstyn
Olive Frederickson Olive Frederickson   See fewer
Tom Skerritt
Walter Reamer Walter Reamer   See fewer
Gordon Pinsent
John Frederickson John Frederickson   See fewer
Jennifer McKinney
Little Olive Reamer Little Olive Reamer   See fewer
Donna Dobrijevic
Vala Reamer Vala Reamer   See fewer
Jeff Banks
Lewis Reamer Lewis Reamer   See fewer
Colin Fox
Arthur Herriott Arthur Herriott   See fewer
David Fox
Lea Goodwin Lea Goodwin   See fewer
Richard W. Farrell
John Goodwin (as Richard Farrell) John Goodwin (as Richard Farrell)   See fewer
Larry Reynolds
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Frank C. Turner
Young Man (as Frank Turner) Young Man (as Frank Turner)   See fewer
Ute Blunck
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Freddie Lang
Fiddler Fiddler   See fewer
Bryan Fustukian
Drunk (as Brian Fustukian) Drunk (as Brian Fustukian)   See fewer
Leah Marie Hopkins
Baby Olive Baby Olive   See fewer
Ken Pogue
The Wildman (as Kenneth Pogue) The Wildman (as Kenneth Pogue)   See fewer
Ken James
The Salesman The Salesman   See fewer
Albert Angus
Young Indian Young Indian   See fewer
Frank Adamson
The Trapper The Trapper   See fewer
Murray Westgate
Dr. Miller Dr. Miller   See fewer
Kay Hawtrey
Mrs. Miller Mrs. Miller   See fewer
Booth Savage
Howard Howard   See fewer
Lynda Mason Green
Celia (as Lynn Mason Green) Celia (as Lynn Mason Green)   See fewer
Graham McPherson
Farmer No. 1 Farmer No. 1   See fewer
Ches Robertson
Farmer No. 2 (as Chester Robertson) Farmer No. 2 (as Chester Robertson)   See fewer
Paul Verden
Stockyard Farmer Stockyard Farmer   See fewer
Sean Sullivan
Tattered Man Tattered Man   See fewer
Tom McEwen
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Chapelle Jaffe
The Red-Headed Lady The Red-Headed Lady   See fewer
Tom Harvey
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Ken Babb
Truck Driver Truck Driver   See fewer
Anna Friedman
Farmer's Wife (as Anna Freidman) Farmer's Wife (as Anna Freidman)   See fewer
Janet Amos
Nelly Nelly   See fewer
Frank Gay
The Barn Dance Band The Barn Dance Band   See fewer
Peter Stefaniuk
The Barn Dance Band The Barn Dance Band   See fewer
George Myron
The Barn Dance Band The Barn Dance Band   See fewer
Louis Banks
Louis (uncredited) Louis (uncredited)   See fewer
Doreen Brownstone
Woman on street (uncredited) Woman on street (uncredited)   See fewer
Audrey Marxer
Young girl in pickup truck (uncredited) Young girl in pickup truck (uncredited)   See fewer
Sean McCann
Man on Soup Line (uncredited) Man on Soup Line (uncredited)   See fewer
Wayne Ritcher
Man In Soup Line (uncredited) Man In Soup Line (uncredited)   See fewer
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