---
title: 'The White Dawn (1974)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Philip Kaufman'
released: '1974-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 110
certification: 'PG'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United States'
  - 'Canada'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-white-dawn-1974'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072403/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The White Dawn (1974)

1974 · PG · 110 min · Drama · United States, Canada


## Synopsis

The White Dawn is a 1974 drama film directed by Philip Kaufman and starring Warren Oates, Timothy Bottoms, and Louis Gossett Jr. It portrays the conflict between aboriginal peoples' traditional way of life and Europeans' eagerness to take advantage of them. The film employs authentic Inuit language dialogue. It is based on the 1971 novel The White Dawn: An Eskimo Saga by James Archibald Houston, who co-wrote the screenplay.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Philip Kaufman](https://cinepixo.com/people/philip-kaufman)
- **Screenplay:** [Martin Ransohoff](https://cinepixo.com/people/martin-ransohoff), [Thomas Rickman](https://cinepixo.com/people/thomas-rickman)
- **Producer:** [Martin Ransohoff](https://cinepixo.com/people/martin-ransohoff)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Henry Mancini](https://cinepixo.com/people/henry-mancini)
- **Editor:** [Douglas Stewart](https://cinepixo.com/people/douglas-stewart)

## Cast

- [Warren Oates](https://cinepixo.com/people/warren-oates) as Billy
- [Louis Gossett Jr.](https://cinepixo.com/people/louis-gossett-jr) as Portagee
- [Timothy Bottoms](https://cinepixo.com/people/timothy-bottoms) as Daggett

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