NORTH STAR

Grand Nord – French title

The North Star – U.K. title

Duello tra i ghiacci – Italian title

Tashunga – Norwegian title

Estrella del norte – Argentinian title

Tashunga – Gnadenlose Verfolgung - German title

O polikos asteras – Greek title

Kätketyn kullan maa – Finnish title

Jégcsillag – Hungarian title

Tashunga - gwiazda północy – Polish title

Steaua Nordului – Romanian title

Šiaurinė žvaigždė - ? title

Estrella del Norte – Spanish title

North Star – U.S.A. title

A 1995 French, British, Italian, Norwegian co-production [Canal+, M6 (Paris), AFCL Productions (London), Urania (Rome), Nordic Screen Development (Oslo)]

Producer: Anne Francois, Conchita Airoldi, Petter Borgli, Dino de Dionisio

Director: Nils Gaup

Story: “The North Star” by Will Henry (Henry Allen)

Screenplay: Giles Béhat, Lorenzo Donati, Sergio Donati, Paul Ohl

Cinematography: Bruno De Keyse (Brunode Keyzer) [color]

Music: Bruce Rowland, John Scott

Running time: 90 minutes

Cast:

Hudson Santee – Christopher Lambert (Cristophe Lambert)

Sean McLennon – James Caan

Sarah – Catherine McCormack

Reno – Burt Young (Richard Morea)

Colonel Henry Johnson – Jacques François

Haina – Mary M. Walker (Kateri Walker)

Cheelik – Renny Hoaloha Loren

Nakki – Frank Salsedo

Bjorn Svenson – Reidar Sørensen

Jesper – Peder Torget

Hannah – Hilde Grythe

Jim Hanson – John Cassidy

Lindberg – Svverre Anker Ousdal

Bartender – Kalle Øby (Karl Øby)

Magnusson – Torgils Moe

Sheriff Lamont – Nicholas Hope

Big Tim – Frank Krog

Iron Mike – Harald Brenna

Auctioneer – Stephen Sinclair

Pete – Simon Lay

Tonga – Norman Charles

Graves - Øyvind Lie Thommesen

Ross – Mikkel Gaup

Sergeant Lewis – Nicholas Cairis

Gwill - Åsmund Brede Eike

Raferty – Audum Meling

Smiley – Morten Faldass

Eskimos – Don Backhurst, Rodney ‘Two Eagle’ Randall

Miner - Arild Svensgam

‘The Wold’ - Makka

With: Bjorn Ungersness, Luan Begetti (Halil Bexheti), Naema Noor, Tatjana Ulvehjerte

Set during the Alaskan gold rush of the late 1800's. In his efforts to gain control of a small mining town, Sean McLennon is buying up every mining 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 is a half-Indian hunter named Hudson Santee, 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 Santee has his survival skills and knowledge of the Alaskan wilderness. He kidnaps McLennon’s woman and when he is followed by Sean and his henchmen he uses his wilderness skills to turn the tables on him. He returns to the girl to town and McLennon is exposed as a half-breed and his killings and crooked dealings are made public to the government auctioneer and the sheriff.

YouTube link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-RLqqohqb0