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The White Dawn
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Synopsis
Director Philip Kaufman took his production of Eskimo life to actual locations in the Arctic Circle, making it only the third film in history (after Nanook of the North and Eskimo) to shoot there. Kaufman also employs authentic Eskimo dialect in the film, which adds a heightened bit of realism. The story concerns three whalers -- Billy (Warren Oates), Daggett (Timothy Bottoms), and Portagee (Louis Gossett Jr.) -- who becomes stranded in the Arctic Circle and are rescued by a tribe of Eskimos. Living in the Eskimo village, the three men introduce the chief vices of their civilization -- gambling, thievery, and Western-style sex -- to the isolated Eskimo village. At first the natives put up with the behavior of the Westerners, but as their ways begin to encroach upon the traditional Eskimo customs, the villagers begin to resist the three men's habits. A clash of cultures results. ~ Paul Brenner, All Movie Guide

Cast

Timothy Bottoms Daggett
Louis Gossett, Jr. Portagee
Simonie Kopapik Sarkak
Warren Oates Billy
Joanasie Salomonie Kangiak
Pilitak Neevee

Production Crew

James Houston Associate Producer
James Houston Book Author
Michael Chapman Cinematographer
Henry Mancini Composer (Music Score)
Philip Kaufman Director
Douglas Stewart Editor
Jon Anderson First Assistant Director
Don Carmody Location Manager
Don Guest Producer
Martin Ransohoff Producer
James Houston Screenwriter
Martin Ransohoff Screenwriter
Tom Rickman Screenwriter
Richard Lightstone Sound/Sound Designer
Year: 1974
Runtime: 109
Country: USA
MPAA Rating: PG
Category: Feature

Genre
Adventure

Color type
Movielab Color

Produced by
Paramount