Shadow of the Wolf

1993 Canadian film

Lou Diamond Phillips
Toshiro Mifune
Jennifer Tilly
Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu
Donald Sutherland

CinematographyBilly WilliamsMusic 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 minutesCountriesCanada
FranceLanguageEnglishBox 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

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

Production

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

References

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