The White Dawn
Brief Synopsis
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In 1896, three whalers are stranded in the Arctic North Canada and seek refuge with an Eskimo tribe. Gradually they gain control with the Eskimo village and introduce gambling, booze, theft and their special variation of sex. In the beginning, the Eskimos accept it but slowly the cultural tension starts growing.
Cast & Crew
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Philip Kaufman
Director
Oolipka Joamie
Ashoona Kilabuck
Meetook Mallee
Namonai Ashoona
Pitseolala Kili
Film Details
Also Known As
White Dawn
MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Historical
Period
Release Date
1974
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 30m
Color
Color
Synopsis
Based on a true story that took place in the Canadian Arctic circa 1900. Three sailors, marooned on the ice cap, are taken in by a tribe of nomadic Eskimos.
Director
Philip Kaufman
Director
Cast
Oolipka Joamie
Ashoona Kilabuck
Meetook Mallee
Namonai Ashoona
Pitseolala Kili
Simonie Kopapik
Warren Oates
Joanasie Salomonie
Louis Gossett
Higa Ipeelie
Munamee Sako
Timothy Bottoms
Aupalotak Simonee
Jacob Partridge
Seemee Nookiguak
Crew
Jon Andersen
Assistant Director
Marcel Carpenter
Costumes
Michael Chapman
Director Of Photography
Don Guest
Associate Producer
James D. Houston
Screenplay
James D. Houston
Associate Producer
James D. Houston
Book As Source Material
James J Klinger
Sound Effects Editor
Richard Lightstone
Sound
Tony Lucibello
Assistant Director
Henry Mancini
Music
Henry E Millar
Special Effects
Martin Ransohoff
Writer (Adaptation)
Martin Ransohoff
Screenplay
Martin Ransohoff
Producer
Tom Rickman
Screenplay
Douglas Stewart
Editor
Film Details
Also Known As
White Dawn
MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Historical
Period
Release Date
1974
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 30m
Color
Color
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Shown at AFI Fest 2000: The American Film Institute Los Angeles International Film Festival (Philip Kaufman Retrospective) October 19-26, 2000.
c Movielab
dialogue partly Eskimo
8069 feet
partly subtitled English
rtg BBFC AA
rtg MPAA R
