Shadow of the Wolf

1993

Shadow of the Wolf (1993)

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Based on a best-selling novel, this drama, set amongst a remote Eskimo tribe in 1935, was -- at the time it was produced -- the most expensive Canadian motion picture ever made, with a budget of $31 million. Lou Diamond Phillips stars as Agaguk, the rebellious son of tribal leader Kroomak (Toshiro Mifune). The two men disagree strongly over the growing presence of white men in the area. Agaguk wants nothing to do with the interlopers, while his father has opened a fur trade with one of them, Brown (Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu). Agaguk and Kroomak also clash over Igiyook (Jennifer Tilly), a beautiful woman whom both men want to marry, but Agaguk wins her hand. After he slays Brown in an argument, Agaguk is cursed and cast out of the tribe by his father. Agaguk takes Igiyook into the wilderness and struggles to survive there as she gives birth to a child, while Henderson (Donald Sutherland), a lawman, shows up to investigate Brown's death.

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Cast

Lou Diamond Phillips
as Agaguk
Toshiro Mifune
as Kroomak
Jennifer Tilly
as Igiyook
Donald Sutherland
as Henderson
Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu
as Brown
Qalingo Tookalak
as Tulugak
Tamusi Sivaurapiq
as Korok
Harry Hill
as McTavish
Nicholas Campbell
as Scott
David Oopik
as Pualuna
Raoul Trujillo
as Big Tooth
Patricia Eshkibok
as Parted Hair
Earl Danyluk
as Hatchet Jack
Glenn Verdon
as Stebbins
Lucie Kadujulik
as 1st Old Woman
Lydia Phillips
as 2nd Old Woman
Jean-Michel Dorthan
as 1st Sailor
Gordon Masten
as 2nd Sailor
Richard Zeman
as Policeman
Alasie Tookalak
as Arnattiaq
Sheena Larkin
as Mrs. McTavish
Frederic Duplessis
as Tayarak (as a newborn)
Sam Simpson
as Tayarak (age 1 month)
Estefana Chew
as Tayarak (age 6 months)
Alunngirk Airo
as Tayarak (age 3)
Bart Hanna Kapianak
as Drum Player
Mary Echalook
as Throat Singer A
Nellie Echalook
as Throat Singer B
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A fantastic film! An interesting storyline that follows the lives of a hunter and his family.

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