Shadow of the Wolf
1992 Canadian film
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Shadow of the Wolf (French title: Agaguk) is a 1992 Canadian-French adventure film directed by Jacques Dorfmann and Pierre Magny and starring Lou Diamond Phillips, Toshiro Mifune, Jennifer Tilly and Donald Sutherland. It is based on the novel Agaguk by Yves Thériault.[2][3]
Directed byJacques Dorfmann
Pierre Magny
Pierre Magny
Written byJacques Dorfmann
Evan Jones
David Milhaud
Rudy Wurlitzer
Evan Jones
David Milhaud
Rudy Wurlitzer
Produced byDieter Geissler
Brad M. Gilbert
Michael Spielberg
Brad M. Gilbert
Michael Spielberg
| Shadow of the Wolf | |
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| Directed by | Jacques Dorfmann Pierre Magny |
| Written by | Jacques Dorfmann Evan Jones David Milhaud Rudy Wurlitzer |
| Produced by | Dieter Geissler Brad M. Gilbert Michael Spielberg |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Billy Williams |
| Music by | Maurice Jarre |
Production companies | Canal+ Eiffel Productions |
| Distributed by | Triumph Releasing Corporation (United States) Acteurs Auteurs Associés (France) |
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Running time | 112 minutes |
| Countries | Canada France |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $1.4 million[1] |
Plot
Agaguk has become isolated from his fellow Inuit after he was disowned by his father, the angakkuq (shaman), Kroomak, for challenging the latter's chosen wife. Brown, a white man, comes to do business in the territory. Agaguk is forced to go on the run after a dramatic altercation with Brown and flee from the pursuing police, impacting the stability of his community.
Cast
- Lou Diamond Phillips as Agaguk
- Toshiro Mifune as Kroomak
- Jennifer Tilly as Igiyook
- Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu as Brown
- Donald Sutherland as Henderson
- Nicholas Campbell as Scott
- Raoul Trujillo as "Big Tooth"
- Qalingo Tookalak as Tulugak
- Jobie Arnaituk as Nayalik
- Tamussie Sivuarapik as Korok
- Harry Hill as Mr. Tavish
