Silence of the North

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.

Full Cast of Silence of the North

Ellen Burstyn as Olive Frederickson

Ellen Burstyn

Olive Frederickson
 Gordon Pinsent as John Frederickson

Gordon Pinsent

John Frederickson
 Tom Skerritt as Walter Reamer

Tom Skerritt

Walter Reamer
 Colin Fox as Arthur Herriot

Colin Fox

Arthur Herriot
 David Fox as Lea Goodwin

David Fox

Lea Goodwin
 Frank C. Turner as Young Man

Frank C. Turner

Young Man

Jennifer McKinney

Little Olive Reamer

Donna Dobrijevic

Vala Reamer

Jeff Banks

Lewis Reamer

Crew of Silence of the North

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