| The White Dawn | |
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| Directed by | Philip Kaufman |
| Produced by | Martin Ransohoff |
| Written by | novel James Houston adaptation Martin Ransohoff screenplay James Houston Thomas Rickman |
| Starring | Warren Oates Timothy Bottoms Louis Gossett Jr. |
| Music by | Henry Mancini |
| Cinematography | Michael Chapman |
| Editing by | Douglas Stewart |
| Studio | American Film Properties Filmways |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
| Release date(s) | 21 July 1974 (New York City, New York) |
| Running time | 110 minutes |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
The White Dawn is a Canadian film, released in 1974, and directed by Philip Kaufman and stars 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. The film employs authentic Inuit dialect, which adds to the overall realism of the film. It is based on the 1971 novel, The White Dawn: An Eskimo Saga, by James Archibald Houston, who co-wrote the screenplay.
When three whalers become stranded in Northern Canada’s Arctic in 1896, they are rescued by Eskimos. In the beginning, the Eskimos accept the strangers' European ways, but as this increasingly influences and affects their customs, things slowly fall apart and cultural tension grows until the climax.
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