Grey Owl

1999
PG-13
1h 58m

IMDb RATING

6.0/10

4.1K

YOUR RATING

Pierce Brosnan and Annie Galipeau in Grey Owl (1999)

Home Video Trailer from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

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Biography Drama Western

The story of the life and work of the Canadian fur trapper-turned-conservationist who claimed to be an aboriginal North American.The story of the life and work of the Canadian fur trapper-turned-conservationist who claimed to be an aboriginal North American.The story of the life and work of the Canadian fur trapper-turned-conservationist who claimed to be an aboriginal North American.

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IMDb RATING

6.0/10

4.1K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 3 wins & 5 nominations

Trivia
The autobiography "Grey Owl and Me" by Canadian environmentalist Hap Wilson devotes a chapter to the author's time working on this film. Wilson served as Pierce Brosnan's personal skills trainer.

Goofs
When Grey Owl's publisher Champlin arrives by airplane, to convince Grey Owl to go on tour in England, the airplane shown is clearly a DeHavilland DHC-2 "Beaver" on floats. This scene is set in approximately 1935, but the DeHavilland Beaver did not make its first flight until 1947.

Quotes
Pow Wow Chief: Men become what they dream... you have dreamed well.
[1:37:30]

Connections
Featured in Heritage Minutes: Grey Owl (1999)

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Review

Featured review

7/10

A story worth telling

All in all a good film and better for the fact that had the film not been made the story might remain hidden to the masses. Brosnan does a good job as the native American with a hidden past and the photography is stunning. To some, this may be too whimsical, to others boring - for me it is a gentle, well-told tale and perfect for family viewing. Now that's not something you get a lot of recently.