HistoryAdventureDrama
The White Dawn
"A True Story of an Artic Adventure."
User Score18 votes
66%6.6/10
Release1974→
Runtime1H 50M
LanguageEnglish
StatusReleased
Synopsis
In 1896, three survivors of a whaling ship-wreck in the Canadian Arctic are saved and adopted by an Eskimo tribe but frictions arise when the three start misbehaving.
Principal Cast8

Warren Oates
Billy

Timothy Bottoms
Daggett

Louis Gossett Jr.
Portagee
Joanasie Salamonie
Kangiak
Simonie Kopapik
Sarkak
Pilitak
Neevee
Sagiaktok
Shaman
Munamee Sako
Sowaiapik
Media11
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Director

Philip Kaufman
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RKeywords
canadabased on novel or bookculture clashshipwreckinuitarctic polar circle regionwhaler19th centuryeskimo
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Countries:CanadaUnited States of America
Production:Paramount PicturesAmerican Film PropertiesFilmways Pictures






























