Silence of the North

1981 film by Allan King

Silence of the North

Directed by| Allan King
Written by| Patricia Louisianna Knop
Based on| The Silence of the North
by Olive Frederickson &
Ben East
Produced by| Robert Baylis
Murray Shostak
Starring| Ellen Burstyn
Tom Skerritt
Gordon Pinsent
Cinematography| Richard Leiterman
Edited by| Arla Saare
Music by| Allan Macmillan
Distributed by| Universal Pictures

Release date

* October 23, 1981 (1981-10-23)

Running time

| 94 minutes
Country| Canada
Language| English
Box office| $1,622,898[1]

Silence of the North is a 1981 semi-autobiographical Canadian film of author Olive Frederickson, taken from the book of the same name. The film stars Ellen Burstyn as Olive, Tom Skerritt as her first husband Walter Reamer who was killed, and Gordon Pinsent as her second husband John Frederickson. All three main actors were nominated for Genie Awards, as was the director, Allan King.

Originally, the film was set to share the title of its country music theme song, "Comes a Time" performed by Lacy J. Dalton and composed by Neil Young, but at the last minute the title of the book was retained for the film.

The film was a box office flop upon its original theatrical release, but a combination of the song winning an award and pay-TV service SelecTV picking it up 18 months later for its evening lineup, allowed the film to develop a cult following.

Canadian filmmaker Guy Maddin said in an interview that he worked as an extra in the film.[2][full citation needed]

## References

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1. ^ Silence of the North at Box Office Mojo
2. ^ Uricchio, William (10 March 2016). "A Conversation with Guy Maddin". Archived from the original on 19 February 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2023.

## External links

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* Silence of the North at IMDb
* Silence of the North at the TCM Movie Database
* Silence of the North at Rotten Tomatoes

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