Shadow of the Wolf (1992)

User Rating:

5.3/10   

Directors:

Jacques Dorfmann
Pierre Magny

Writers:

Jacques Dorfmann (writer)
Evan Jones (writer)

Release Date:

5 March 1993 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure

Tagline:

He left his people to be free. Man has turned him into a killer. He must now fight for his life.

Plot:

In the 1930's, Agaguk lives his traditional Inuit life. But one day, there is a murder in the tribe and Agaguk becomes a suspect...

Plot Keywords:

1930s | Male Nudity | Breasts | Chase | Sex Scene

Awards:

2 wins & 2 nominations

Cast

Lou Diamond Phillips	...	Agaguk
Toshirô Mifune	...	Kroomak
Jennifer Tilly	...	Igiyook
Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu	...	Brown
Donald Sutherland	...	Henderson
Nicholas Campbell	...	Scott
Raoul Trujillo	...	Big Tooth
Qalingo Tookalak	...	Tulugak
Jobie Arnaituk	...	Nayalik
Tamussie Sivuarapik	...	Korok
Harry Hill	...	McTavish
David Okpik	...	Pualuna
Patricia Eshkibok	...	Parted Hair
Earl Danyluk	...	Hatchet Jack
Glenn Verdon	...	Stebbins

Also Known As:

Agaguk (Canada: French title)

Runtime:

112 min | Germany:107 min | Spain:110 min | South Korea:91 min

Country:

France | Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

Iceland:16 | South Korea:15 (cut) | Argentina:13 | Spain:13 | USA:PG-13 | Canada:14A

Filming Locations:

Montréal, Québec, Canada

Company:

Canal+

Goofs:

Continuity: When Kroomak and Henderson meet, Henderson's pipe is in his mouth when Kroomak says, "You'll stay with me. I want nothing to happen to you." In the subsequent shot, Henderson's pipe is suddenly gone. Then we return to the two-shot and the pipe is suddenly back again--and Henderson is suddenly re-lighting it.

Quotes:

Kroomak: Cut him in five pieces and bury him in five directions.

Hollywood didn't know what to do with it

Lou Diamond Phillips deserves a lot of credit for even tackling this subject. A well photographed movie about the lives of the Inuit, this just isn't a commercial item. The fact alone that it was shot on location must have cost a fortune. This film shows a lot of loving tender care in the making and the cast is great throughout. Too bad that it just wasn't commercial enough.

I happen to meet Lou in my town when he was appearing as King Arthur in a production of Camelot. I told him how much I liked the film and it was unfortunate that it went straight to video. I also asked him how he liked working with Toshiro Mifune.

He replied that it was a great experience, that Toshiro Mifune was a great actor and very good to work with and it was an honor to play his son in the film.

It must have been one rugged location, those films set at either of the Earth's poles usually are. The performances by Lou as the young Inuit outcast, Toshiro Mifune as his father the medicine man of the tribe and Donald Sutherland as a Mountie are uniformly excellent.

Don't miss this very neglected item.