The White Dawn (1974)
- Starring:
- Warren Oates, Timothy Bottoms, (more)
- Director(s):
- Philip Kaufman
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of The White Dawn
Director Philip Kaufman took his production of Eskimo life to actual locations in the Arctic Circle, making it only the third film in history (after Nanook of the North and Eskimo) to shoot there. Kaufman also employs authentic Eskimo dialect in the film, which adds a heightened bit of realism. The story concerns three whalers -- Billy (Warren Oates), Daggett (Timothy Bottoms), and Portagee (Louis Gossett Jr.) -- who becomes stranded in the Arctic Circle and are rescued by a tribe of Eskimos. Living in the Eskimo village, the three men introduce the chief vices of their civilization -- gambling, thievery, and Western-style sex -- to the isolated Eskimo village. At first the natives put up with the behavior of the Westerners, but as their ways begin to encroach upon the traditional Eskimo customs, the villagers begin to resist the three men's habits. A clash of cultures results. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 109 mins
Complete Cast of The White Dawn
- Warren Oates - Billy
- Louis Gossett, Jr. - Portagee
- Joanasie Salomonie - Kangiak
- Akshooyooliak - Old Mother
- Atcheelak - Hunters
- Oolipika Joamie - Mia
- Neelak - Panee
- Jacob Partridge - Archer
- Aupalotak Simonee
- Timothy Bottoms - Daggett
- Simonie Kopapik - Sarkak
- Pilitak - Neevee
- Namonai Ashoona - Nowya
- Higa Ipeelie - Evaloo
- Meetook Mallee - Ikuma
- Seemee Nookiguak - Avinga
- Sagiaktok - Shaman
- Director(s):
- Philip Kaufman
- Writer(s):
- Tom Rickman, James Houston, Martin Ransohoff
- Producer(s):
- Don Guest, Martin Ransohoff
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG(Violence, Adult Language, Adult Situations, Not For Children)
- Categories:
- Action / Adventure
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