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