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The White Dawn
“A True Story of an Artic Adventure.”
6.7 / 10• 1974• 1h 50m•R• English
HistoryAdventureDrama
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Warren Oates
Billy
Lead
Timothy Bottoms
Daggett
Louis Gossett Jr.
Portagee
JS
Joanasie Salamonie
Kangiak
SK
Simonie Kopapik
Sarkak
P
Pilitak
Neevee
S
Sagiaktok
Shaman
MS
Munamee Sako
Sowaiapik
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Philip Kaufman's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The White Dawn is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
