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Synopsis: The researcher Tyler is assigned by his government to travel to the Arctic to study the wolves that they believe are responsible for the reduction of the caribou population. The reckless pilot Rosie takes him to the wilderness and he is left alone with his supply in an extremely cold spot. He is saved by the local Ootek that is traveling with his dog sledding. He builds a shelter for Tyler and organizes his supplies. Tyler finds two wolves that he calls George and Angeline and their three offspring and he examines his excrement to learn what they eat. Soon he discovers that the wolves eat only mice and Tyler decides to do the same to prove to the government that the wolves do not eat caribous. Ootek returns with his friend Mike that speaks English and translates what Ootek say. The trio stays together and Tyler learns that Mike is a hunter. Mike travels with Ootek by canoe to see a herd of caribou that is attacked by a pack of wolves. Tyler examines the bones and finds that the animal

Genre: Adventure, Drama

Director(s): Carroll Ballard

Actors: Charles Martin Smith, Brian Dennehy, Zachary Ittimangnaq, Samson Jorah

Production: Disney

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 4 wins & 2 nominations.


IMDB:: 7.6
Rotten Tomatoes:: 100%

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: PG
Year:: 1983
: 105 min
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I'm on my way north.
The snow is coming.
Have you seen Ootek?
No.
He just disappeared.
We were out there and he...
Yeah, I know. The old ones seem to have
a way of doing that, just disappearing.
Which is what I'm about to do.
Have you seen the wolves?
Have you seen George and Angie?
No, they must have gone north.
No. No, the puppies are still here. They
wouldn't go off and leave the puppies.
Stop worrying about the pups
and start worrying about yourself.
This thing that's happening
is too big for you.
It's a question of how you survive it.
Survival...
of the fittest.
In the end, there were no simple answers.
No heroes, no villains.
Only silence.
But it began the moment
that I first saw the wolf.
By the act of watching them,
with the eyes of a man,
I had pointed the way
for those who followed.
The pack returned for the cubs, as
there are no orphans among the wolves.
And eventually the losses of that autumn
became a distant memory.
I believe the wolves went off to a wild
and distant place somewhere,
although I don't really know,
because I turned away
and didn't watch them go.

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Curtis Hanson

Curtis Lee Hanson (March 24, 1945 – September 20, 2016) was an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. His directing work included the psychological thriller The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (1992), the neo-noir crime film L.A. Confidential (1997), the comedy Wonder Boys (2000), the hip hop drama 8 Mile (2002), and the romantic comedy-drama In Her Shoes (2005). Hanson won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay in 1998, for co-writing L.A. Confidential with Brian Helgeland. more…

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