Grey Owl
Grey Owl

Movie·1999·1h 57m

Grey Owl

A dream to save the wilderness. A secret that shocked the world.

Country

United Kingdom

Language

English

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The Story

Archie Grey Owl is a trapper in Canada in the early 1930s when a young Iroquois woman from town asks him to teach her Indian ways. They live in the woods, where she is appalled at how trapped animals die. She adopts two orphaned beaver kits and helps Archie see his way to stop trapping. Instead, he works as a guide, a naturalist writer, and then the Canadian government hires him to save the beaver in a conserve by Lake Ajawaan in Prince Albert National Park. He writes a biography, which brings him attention in Canada and invitations to lecture in England. Before he leaves, he and Anahareo (Pony) marry. In England, his secret is revealed. Will Anahareo continue to love him?

Written By

William Nicholson

Producer

Richard Attenborough, Lenny Young

Cinematography

Roger Pratt

Music

George Fenton

Editor

Lesley Walker

Themes

native american

Production House

Beaver Productions
Ajawaan Productions
Allied Filmmakers
Largo Entertainment
20th Century Fox
New City Releasing

Audience Score

56%

84 votes

Skip16%
Timepass36%
Go for it33%
Perfection15%

Where to watch

Region: US

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Cast

Pierce Brosnan

Pierce Brosnan

Grey Owl

Stewart Bick

Cyrus Finney

Vlasta Vrana

Vlasta Vrana

Harry Champlin

Annie Galipeau

Annie Galipeau

Pony

Neil Kroetsch

Neil Kroetsch

First Hunter

Serge Houde

Serge Houde

Second Hunter

Peter Colvey

Peter Colvey

Hotel Guest

Nathaniel Arcand

Nathaniel Arcand

Ned White Bear

Jacques Lussier

Jacques Lussier

Hotel Manager

Lee-Roy Jacobs

Hotel Porter

Jimmy Herman

Jimmy Herman

Chief Pete Misebi

John Dunn-Hill

John Dunn-Hill

Sim Hancock

Graham Greene

Graham Greene

Jim Bernard

Gordon Masten

Gus Mitchell

Chip Chuipka

Chip Chuipka

First Trapper

Stephanie Cole

Stephanie Cole

Renée Asherson

Renée Asherson

// crew

Crew

Richard Attenborough

Richard Attenborough

Director, Producer

Lenny Young

Executive Producer

Jake Eberts

Jake Eberts

Producer

Barr B. Potter

Executive Producer

Lesley Walker

Editor

George Fenton

Original Music Composer

William Nicholson

William Nicholson

Screenplay

Roger Pratt

Roger Pratt

Director of Photography

Claude Léger

Producer

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