Grey Owl

– Archie Grey Owl is a trapper in Canada in the early 1930s when a young Iroquois woman from town asks..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.00 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 58 Minutes
Release Year:
1999
Grey Owl (1999)

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?

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Release Date:

01 Oct 1999

Language:

English, Ojibwa, Sioux, French

MPAA Content-Rating:
PG-13 – Parents Strongly Cautioned

Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. Parents are urged to be cautious. Some material may be inappropriate for pre-teenagers.

Director:

Richard Attenborough

Writer:

William Nicholson (screenplay)

Main Actors:

Pierce Brosnan, Stewart Bick, Vlasta Vrana, Annie Galipeau

Plot:

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?

Awards:

1 win & 5 nominations.

Production:

Beaver Productions

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.0/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
17%