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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.

Silence of the North
Directed by	Allan King
Starring	Ellen Burstyn Tom Skerritt Gordon Pinsent
Edited by	Arla Saare
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]

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]

References

External links

• 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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