The White Dawn
A True Story of an Artic Adventure.
1974 | 110m | English
Popularity: 0.8 (history)
| Director: | Philip Kaufman |
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| Writer: | James Houston, Thomas Rickman, Martin Ransohoff |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Jul 21, 1974 |
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| Director: | Philip Kaufman |
| Writer: | James Houston, Thomas Rickman, Martin Ransohoff |
| Genres: | Adventure, Drama, History |
| Keywords | based on novel or book, canada, culture clash, shipwreck, inuit, arctic polar circle region, whaler, 19th century, eskimo |
| Production Companies | Paramount Pictures, Filmways Pictures, American Film Properties |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 09, 2025 (Update) Entered: Apr 27, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Warren Oates | Billy |
| Timothy Bottoms | Daggett |
| Louis Gossett Jr. | Portagee |
| Joanasie Salamonie | Kangiak |
| Simonie Kopapik | Sarkak |
| Pilitak | Neevee |
| Sagiaktok | Shaman |
| Munamee Sako | Sowaiapik |
| Pitseolai Kili | Sowaiapik's Wife |
| Meetook Mallee | Ikuma |
| Seemee Nookiguak | Avinga |
| Sakkeassie | Dirty Boy |
| Akshooyooliak | Old Mother |
| Nilak Butler | Pance |
| Oolipika Joamie | Mia |
| Higa Ipeelie | Evaloo |
| Jacob Partridge | Archer |
| Ashoona Kilabuck | Shartok |
| Namonai Ashoona | Nowya |
| Aupalotak Simonee | Hunter |
| Atcheelak | Hunter |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| James Houston | Novel, Screenplay |
| Thomas Rickman | Screenplay |
| Caro Jones | Casting |
| Jon Anderson | Assistant Director |
| Tony Lucibello | Second Assistant Director |
| William Maldonado | Construction Coordinator |
| James J. Klinger | Sound Effects Editor |
| Richard Lightstone | Sound Mixer |
| Henry Millar Jr. | Special Effects |
| Kenneth Post | Camera Operator |
| Tim Griffith | Lighting Director |
| Marcel Carpenter | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Harvey Stambler | Assistant Editor |
| Mickey Gilbert | Stunts |
| Fred Scheiwiller | Stunts |
| Richard Washington | Stunts |
| Philip Kaufman | Director |
| Henry Mancini | Original Music Composer |
| Michael Chapman | Director of Photography |
| Martin Ransohoff | Adaptation |
| Pete Horner | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Don Carmody | Location Manager |
| Craig R. Baxley | Stunt Double |
| Paul Baxley | Stunt Coordinator |
| Chuck Waters | Stunts |
| Douglas Day Stewart | Editor |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Don Guest | Associate Producer |
| James Houston | Associate Producer |
| Martin Ransohoff | Producer |
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