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North Star

1996 · 90 min

A grim, snowbound chase through a corrupt frontier town, pitting raw survival skills against ruthless greed.

Directed by
Nils Gaup
Genres
Action, Adventure, Drama
Tagline
Where land is power and revenge is obsession.
Overview
Set during the Alaskan gold rush of the late 1800s. In his efforts to gain control of a small mining town, Sean McLennon is buying up every claim that becomes available, usually after the deaths of the previous owners at the hands of McLennon's 'assistants'. One of the miners targeted by McLennon, a half-Indian hunter named Hudson Saanteek, manages to escape his hired thugs and comes back into town looking to re-establish his claim and get revenge. McLennon and his men have the advantage of numbers and weapons, but Saanteek has his survival skills and knowledge of the Alaskan wilderness.
How it feels
Dark, tense, earnest and bleak. Measured and needs your attention.
About
Revenge, corruption, survival, justice
Content
Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
Note
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Directed by
Nils Gaup
Genres
Action, Adventure, Drama
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror2
Humour2
Realism6
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
action, adventure, drama, western
Directed by
Nils Gaup
Written by
Lorenzo Donati, Paul Ohl, Sergio Donati
Starring
James Caan, Christopher Lambert, Catherine McCormack, Burt Young, Morten Faldaas, Sverre Anker Ousdal, Jacques François, Frank Salsedo
Music
John Scott
Cinematography
Bruno de Keyzer
Runtime
90 min
Country
France, Italy, Norway, United States of America
Languages
English, Inuktitut, Swedish, French

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