23 October 1981 Adventure, Drama 94 mins
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.
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Ellen Burstyn as Olive Frederickson
Gordon Pinsent as John Frederickson
Tom Skerritt as Walter Reamer
Colin Fox as Arthur Herriot
Jennifer McKinney as Little Olive Reamer
Donna Dobrijevic as Vala Reamer
Jeff Banks as Lewis Reamer
David Fox as Lea Goodwin
Frank C. Turner as Young Man
Allan King Director
Ben East Book
Robert Baylis Executive Producer
Patricia Louisianna Knop Screenplay
Bill Brodie Production Design
Arla Saare Editor
Bill Brodie Art Direction
Glenn Randall Jr. Stunts
Richard Leiterman Director of Photography
Canada 23 October 1981
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