A French-Canadian fur trapper takes a mute girl as his unwilling wife to live with him in his remote cabin in the woods.
Acting
Rita Tushingham's wordless performance says everything.
Cinematography
British Columbia snowscapes that actually look punishing.
Practical Effects
Real bear traps, real cold, real suffering.
Director
Sidney Hayers
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot in British Columbia during actual blizzard conditions; cast suffered frostbite. Reed reportedly loved every miserable minute.
Rare 1960s Hollywood-adjacent film confronting Canada's colonial fur trade and Indigenous displacement, though through a white lens.
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