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The White Dawn is a 1974 Canadian-American drama film directed by Philip Kaufman and starring Warren Oates, Timothy Bottoms, and Louis Gossett Jr. It portrays the conflict between aboriginal peoples' traditional way of life and Europeans' eagerness to take advantage of them.
In 1896, three American whalers are taken in by an Eskimo village in the Arctic after getting stranded in the ice during a hunt. While condescending officer Billy (Warren Oates) introduces the ...
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Based on a true story, The White Dawn follows three men who survive a whaling shipwreck and are adopted by an Eskimo tribe in 1896. The film explores their cultural clash and their struggles to survive in the harsh environment.
Filmed on location on Baffin Island in what is now Nunavet, the Inuit territory of Northern Canada, "The White Dawn" portrays the story of the three whalers - Timothy Bottoms, Louis Gossett Jr, and Warren Oates as they live with a sympathetic and friendly Inuit band over the course of a year, and how ultimately the interaction of the two world v...
Directed by Philip Kaufman. A True Story of an Artic Adventure. 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. Details. Genres. Releases.
Technical Specs. Duration. 1h 30m. Color. Color. Synopsis. Based on a true story that took place in the Canadian Arctic circa 1900. Three sailors, marooned on the ice cap, are taken in by a tribe of nomadic Eskimos. Director.
