Shadow of the Wolf
Directed byJacques Dorfmann
Pierre Magny
Written byJacques Dorfmann
Evan Jones
David Milhaud
Rudy Wurlitzer
Produced byDieter Geissler [de]
Brad M. Gilbert
Michael Spielberg
Starring
CinematographyBilly Williams
Music byMaurice Jarre
Production
companies
Canal+
Eiffel Productions
Distributed byTriumph Releasing Corporation (United States)
Acteurs Auteurs Associés (France)
Release date
  • March 5, 1993 (1993-03-05) (United States)
Running time
112 minutes
CountriesCanada
France
LanguageEnglish
Box office$1,448,640 (USA)[1]

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]

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. Agakuk 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

Production

Principal photography for the film took place at Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

References

  1. ^ Shadow of the Wolf at Box Office Mojo
  2. ^ Leonard Maltin. Leonard Maltin's Movie and Video Guide. Plume, 1995.
  3. ^ Variety Staff (December 31, 1992). "Review: 'Shadow of the Wolf'". Variety. Retrieved 31 October 2015.

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