Cast & Crew

Directed by

Jacques Dorfmann
Pierre Magny

Writing Credits

Yves Thériault
(novel)
David Milhaud
(adaptation) &
Jacques Dorfmann
(adaptation)
Evan Jones
(screenplay by) &
Rudy Wurlitzer
(screenplay by)

Cast

Lou Diamond Phillips
Agaguk
Toshirô Mifune
Kroomak
Jennifer Tilly
Igiyook
Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu
Brown
Donald Sutherland
Henderson
Nicholas Campbell
Scott
Raoul Max Trujillo
Big Tooth
Qalingo Tookalak
Tulugak
Jobie Arnaituk
Nayalik
Tamussie Sivuarapik
Korok
Harry Hill
Mr. Tavish
David Okpik
Pualuna
Patricia Eshkibok
Parted Hair
Earl Danyluk
Hatchet Jack
Glenn Verdon
Stebbins
Lucie Kadjulik
First Old Woman
Lydia Phillips
Second Old Woman
Jean-Michel Dorthan
First Sailor
Gordon Masten
Second Sailor
Richard Zeman
Policeman
Alacie Tukalak
Arnattiaq
Sheena Larkin
Mrs. McTavish
Frederic Duplessis
Tayarak New Born
Sam Simpson
Tayarak 1 Month
Estafana Chew
Tayarak 6 Months
Alunngirk Airo
Tayarak 3 Years
Lizzie Sivuarapik
Woman in Igloo
Bart Hanna Kappianak
Drum Player
Mary Iqaluk
Throat Singer
Nellie Iqaluk
Throat Singer
Charles D. Miller
Old Man

Produced by

Jacques Dorfmann
co-producer
Claude Léger
producer (as Claude Leger)
Myriam Raynaud
assistant producer
Charles L. Smiley
executive producer

Music by

Maurice Jarre

Cinematography by

Billy Williams
director of photography

Editing by

Catherine Trouillet

Casting By

Ginette D'Amico

Production Design by

Wolf Kroeger

Art Direction by

Richard Holland
supervising art director
Neil Lamont
Claude Paré

Set Decoration by

Gilles Aird
decorator
Jim Erickson
Jean Kazemirchuk
decorator

Costume Design by

Olga Dimitrov
Joseph A. Porro

Makeup Department

Ann Brodie
makeup artist: Mr. Sutherland
Lucille Demers
makeup artist
André Duval
assistant hair stylist
Roseline Hoffman
makeup artist (as Roseline Hoffmann)
Manon Joly
hair stylist
Denise Langelier
makeup artist / makeup artist: second unit
Penny Lee
key makeup artist
Marie Jose Lopez
makeup artist (as Marie-Josée Lopez)
Marcelo Padovani
assistant hair stylist (as Marcello Padovani)
Sabin Paradis
hair stylist: second unit
Bob Pritchett
hair stylist
Pina Rizzi
assistant hair stylist
Nathalie Trépanier
makeup artist: extras

Production Management

Karl Archambault
unit manager: action unit
Daniel Auclair
assistant unit manager: second unit
Marc Beaulieu
unit manager
Sylvie Boily
assistant production manager
Mychèle Boudrias
production supervisor
Christian Chabot
unit manager
Michel Chauvin
unit manager: NWT
Laurence Deray
assistant production manager
Boris Galkin
production manager: second unit
Georges Jardon
post-production supervisor (as George Jardon)
Serguei Kislovski
assistant production manager: second unit
Tatyana Krasinstkaya
production manager: second unit
Benoît Lefebvre
assistant unit manager
Frédéric Lefevre
assistant unit manager: action unit
Marlene Marly
post-production supervisor
Gérard Martin
production manager
Peter Measroch
post-production supervisor
Mario Nadeau
unit manager
Lise Quesnel
assistant production manager
Bernard Rodrigue
production manager / unit manager: second unit
Danièle Rohrbach
production manager
Pierre Roy
assistant unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Bruno Bazin
second assistant director
Jacques W. Benoit
first assistant director
France Boudreau
first assistant director
Carole Doucet
third assistant director
Carole Dubuc
second assistant director
Christian Duguay
assistant director: action unit
Ricky Friedman
second assistant director: action unit (as Richard Friedman)
Leslie Grierson
additional second assistant director
Jennifer Jonas
first assistant director: second unit
Pierre Magny
action unit director / second unit director
Pierre Plante
first assistant director: second unit
Michael A. Williams
first assistant director: action unit (as Michael Williams)

Art Department

Jean-Yves Ahern
draughtsman
Denis Ampleman
plasterer
Alec Anderson
chief props maker
Serge Archambault
scenic painter
Bruno Babin
carpenter
Eric J. Bates
property master
Francois Beland
stand-by painter (as François Béland)
Lev Bereznycky
draughtsman
Guy Blouin
set dresser
Anthony Bourgouin
set dresser (as Anthony Bourgoin)
Andre Brochu
construction supervisor (as André Brochu)
Michel Brochu
construction coordinator
Rejean Brochu
construction supervisor
Luc Bureau
construction foreman
Anne Bursey
graphic artist
Harold Burst
supervising plasterer
Tom Cranham
storyboard artist (as Thomas R. Cranham)
Sylvain D'Amour
carpenter
Alain Dallaire
plasterer
Jackie Danylchuk
props builder
Monique Desnoyers
assistant property builder
Christine Doyle
patina painter
Diane Filiatrault
patina painter
Lucie Fournier
painter
John Fredericks
set dresser
Serge Gagne
construction foreman
Luc Gagnier
set dresser
Bernard Gagnon
carpenter
Normand Gagnon
carpenter
Patrice Gagné
set dresser
Gaetan Galant
construction foreman
David Gaucher
scenic artist sculptor
Alain Giguère
scenic painter
Nathalie Gingras
patina painter
Gilles Goupil
carpenter
Denis Guimond
construction foreman
Sonia Haberstich
patina painter
Louis Hebert
construction foreman
Andrew Holder
sculptor
Paul Hotte
props buyer
Nick Kerridge
props builder
Caroline La Haye
assistant props: second unit
Aubin Lapointe
carpenter
Edgar Lapointe
carpenter
Raymond Larose
draughtsman
Ian Lavoie
property master
Christian Lescop
carpenter
Gilles Léonard
set dresser
Donald McEwan
painter
Darcy McLeod
props builder
Paul Menier
carpenter
Serge Nadon
set dresser
Jacques Paquin
welder
Anne-Marie Parent
assistant property builder
Jacques Prud'Homme
painter
André Ratelle
propman: second unit
Denis Rich
storyboard artist
Germain Rioux
construction clerk
Eric Robertson
assistant property builder
Claire Savoie
painter
Doris Simard
construction secretary
Suzanne Simard
construction secretary
Vic Simpson
construction consultant
Guy St-Amour
construction coordinator
François Sénécal
assistant property master (as François Senecal)
Lorainne Tanguay
props builder
Helene Tessier
assistant property builder
François Vaillancourt
painter
Benoît Valiquette
construction foreman
Jean-Marie Vallerand
construction foreman
Camille Villeneuve
plasterer
François Vlasbom
construction foreman
Peter Voysey
head sculptor
Thom Wells
construction coordinator (as Thomas Wells)
James T. Woods
chief scenic painter (as Jim Woods)

Sound Department

Vincent Arnardi
foley recordist
Sylvain Arseneault
boom operator
Danny Bark
adr recording engineer
Anne Baronnet
sound editor
Pascale Bouché
adr editor
Luc Boudrias
sound re-recording engineer
Michèle Boëhm
sound editor (as Michele Boehm)
Michel Charron
sound mixer
Catherine D'Hoir
sound editor
Marcello Delambre
playback operator
Michel Descombes
sound re-recording engineer
Mounahra Dhar
assistant sound editor
Katherine Fitzgerald
assistant sound editor
Serge Fortin
playback operator
Paul Gagnon
adr recording engineer
Raphaël Girardot
assistant sound editor
Jack Jullian
foley recording engineer
Slava Klynchorikov
sound mixer: second unit
Claude La Haye
sound mixer
Pascale Langiert
adr editor
Eric Legarçon
assistant adr editor
Jean-Pierre Lelong
foley artist
Marion Lorthioir
adr assistant
Olivia Lumbroso
assistant sound editor
Jacques Lévy
adr supervisor
Christine Marier
assistant adr editor
Louis Marion
boom operator
Mario Melchiorri
assistant foley artist
Thierry Morlaas-Lurbe
sound mixer: second unit
Michael P. Redbourn
dialogue editor (as Michael Redbourn)
Philippe Scultety
sound mixer: action unit
Catherine Shorr
sound editor
Richard Shorr
sound designer / supervising sound editor
André Turcot
adr recording engineer
Anne Wasels
assistant sound editor

Special Effects by

Francois Aubry
consultant
Denis Cadieux
special effects technician
Yvon Charbonneau
special effects assistant coordinator
Mathieu Charest
special effects crew
Richard Chartrand
special effects administrator
Denis Chiasson
special effects technician
Yves De Bono
special effects coordinator
Jacques Godbout
special effects supervisor
Eddy Melo
special effects technician
Jean Rasmussen
special effects technician
Martin St-Antoine
special effects crew
Kit West
special effects supervisor

Visual Effects by

Claude Albassier
optical effects assistant
Christian Ange
optical effects
Francois Aubry
optical effects technicien: unlisted / visual effects consultant: unlisted
Jacqueline Fouchet
optical supervisor
Frédéric Grosjean
optical supervisor
Djibrill Kane
optical effects assistant
Pierre-Jean Lievaux
CG effects
Ray McMillan
visual effects
Michel Richard
optical effects assistant

Stunts

Jonathan Ashton
stunts
Jim Dunn
stunt coordinator / stunt double: Lou Diamond Phillips / stunts
Jean Frenette
stunts
Johnny Goar
stunts
Yves Langlois
stunts
David McKeown
stunts (as Dave McKeown)
Minor Mustain
stunt coordinator
John Walsh
stunts

Camera and Electrical Department

Alex Amyot
gaffer: action unit
Jean-Paul Auclair
generator operator
Robert B. Baylis
best boy: action unit (as Robert Bruce Baylis)
Steve Beasse
assistant camera: second unit
Charles Beetz
best boy: action unit
Michel Bernier
focus puller: second camera
Mikey Bertrand
grip (as Michel Bertrand)
Yvon Boudrias
key grip
Michel Canuel
generator operator: second unit
Michel R. Carron
best boy: second unit
Jean-Marc Casavant
camera operator: second camera
Christian Chabot
grip
Yves Charbonneau
gaffer: second unit
Marc Charlebois
best boy: second unit
Julian Chojnacki
steadicam operator
Michel Comte
assistant camera: action unit
Jean Courteau
chief lighting technician
Robert Courtemanche
electrician
René Daigle
focus puller: Steadicam
Patrice Davis
grip
Stéphane de Ernsted
best boy grip
Jean-Yves Denis
grip: second unit
Martin Dubois
assistant camera: action unit
Christian Duguay
Steadicam operator: action unit
François Dupéré
key grip: second unit (as Francois Dupere)
Claude Fortin
grip
Normand Fortin
electrician: second unit
Jacques Gauthier
rigger
Michel Girard
focus puller: action unit
Paul Gravel
focus puller
Robert Guertin
focus puller: second unit
René Guillard
electrician
Hugues de Haeck
director of photography: action unit
Yves Hilaréguy
grip: action unit
Jean-Paul Houle
rigger
Corinne Joudiou
assistant camera
Sylvain Labrecque
grip: action unit
Christian Lafortune
rigger
Denis Lamothe
electrician: second unit
Robert Lapierre Jr.
key grip: action unit (as Robert Lapierre)
Stéphane Leblanc
electrician: second unit
Rick Leger
crane operator: Mercury
John Lewin
best boy electric
Luc Lussier
camera operator: second camera
Jean Lépine
camera operator
Pascal Maeder
electrician: action unit
Alain Masse
grip
Peter Mathys
electrician: action unit
Robert Mathys
best boy: action unit
Robert Mattigetz
gaffer: action unit
Bill Muloin
electrician
Yves Paquette
generator operator
Yanne Poirier
grip
Serge Raymond
electrician: action unit
Daniel Schwartzberg
electrician
Jeff Scott
electrician
Takashi Seida
still photographer
Petya Semenov
electrician: second unit
David Setter
electrician: action unit
Andrei Shepelev
assistant camera: second unit
Allen Smith
director of photography: second unit
Guy St. Denis
trainee assistant camera
André Tisseur
grip
Paul Viau
electrician
Jonathan Wenk
still photographer

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Marie-Thérèse Brouillard
dresser: extras
Lise Brousseau
seamstress
Céline Caron
dresser: extras
Catherina Chamberland
wardrobe mistress (as Caterina Chamberland)
Francesca Chamberland
wardrobe coordinator
Luce Champoux
seamstress
Sylvie Clément
wardrobe mistress: second unit (as Sylvie Clement)
Emery Comeau
seamstress
Mario Davignon
wardrobe supervisor
Luc Deguise
dresser: extras
Therese Denis
wardrobe mistress: second unit
Claire Forcier
seamstress
Suzanne Gaudreault
seamstress (as Suzan Gaudreault)
Ghislaine Grenon
seamstress
Anne-Marie Langevin
assistant wardrobe / wardrobe mistress: second unit
Marie McLaughlin
wardrobe mistress
Martine Picard
dresser / dresser: extras
Lyse Pomerleau
dresser: extras
Jacqueline Rousseau
dresser: extras
Ginette Régis
dresser / dresser: extras
Anne-Marie Veevaete
seamstress
Agnés Vincent
wardrobe mistress: second unit

Editorial Department

Claudette Champagne
negative cutter
Manuel De Sousa
assistant editor
Claudette Duff
first assistant film editor
Jocelyne Genest
assistant editor
Geranium Gory
assistant editor
Isabelle Leandri
post-production assistant
Diane Leroux
negative cutter
Peter Measroch
post-production coordinator: Canada
Michael Solinger
first assistant film editor (as Mike Solinger)
Catherine Trouillet
additional editor
Vladimir Zabransky
color timer

Location Management

Pierre Blondin
location scout
André Laperrière
location scout
Renaud Mathieu
location scout
Michel Pradier
location scout
Bernard Rodrigue
location manager

Music Department

Dan Carlin Sr.
music editor
Maurice Jarre
conductor
Christian Lefort
executive music producer
Shawn Murphy
scoring mixer

Script and Continuity Department

France Boudreau
script supervisor
Marie La Haye
continuity
France Lachapelle
continuity: second unit
Nanouk Martel
continuity

Additional Crew

Yves Amyot
production assistant: second unit
Marjolaine Arsenault
production assistant
Bruno Barde
publicist: France
Catja Berthiaume
stand-in: Miss Tilly
Sylvie Boily
production coordinator
Ronald Brunet
production assistant: action unit
Roland Chaput
craft service
Gilles Chartier
wrangler
Joselyne Chartier
wrangler
Julia Chew
assistant: Mr. Léger / production secretary
Francis Choquette
arctic consultant
Mark Damon
presenter
Marc David
craft service
Jean-Yves Dolbec
production assistant
Salvatore Donato
stand-in: Mr. Mifune
Raymond Ducasse
head wrangler
Paul Dupont
nurse / paramedic
Maurice Ferron
stand-in: Mr. Mifune
Christian Fluet
assistant accountant
Laurent Gerolie
craft service
Cheryl Goetschius
assistant to Lou Diamond Phillips
Gary Groszman
accounting clerk
Linda Hebert
assistant: Mr. Léger
Howard Hum
stand-in: Mr. Mifune
Daniel Juneau
production assistant
Josée Juteau
wrangler
Christine Lalande
continuity: action unit
Bernard Lamy
production accountant
Élisabeth Lamy
production accountant
Marc Larose
production assistant
Eric Lecocq
production auditor (as Eric Lecoq)
Benoît Lefebvre
production assistant: second unit
Geneviève Legault
assistant: Mr. Léger
Oscar Lopez
production assistant
Raymond Mackintosh
special prosthetic effects
Monique Mallette
publicist
Benoît Martin
production assistant: action unit
Guy Meagher
production assistant
John O'Riordan
stand-in: Mr. Sutherland
Robert Packwood
production assistant
Andrew E. Pecs
accounting clerk (as Andrew Pecs)
Gayle Phelps
animal trainer
Céline Proulx
accounting clerk
Sylvain Proulx
general administrator
Audrey-Lynn Quesnel
receptionist
Bruno Rakyta
stand-in: Donnadieu
Norman Roy
armorer (as Normand Roy)
Hélène Russel
assistant: Mr. Léger
Hélène Russell
assistant: Mr. Léger
Andrew Simpson
head animal trainer: Creative Animal Talent
Sally Jo Sousa
principal wolf trainer: Instinct Animals for Film
Gerry Therrien
animal trainer / head animal trainer (credited: Action Animals)
Lise Thiffault
assistant: Mr. Smiley
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