"North Star"

"North Star"
Alternate title: "Tashunga"
1996
Genre: Adventure
Language: English
Running time: ca. 90 minutes

Directed by Nils Gaup
Written by Gilles Béhat and Philippe Schwartz et al., based on the novel "The North Star" by Will Henry

Cast includes:

James Caan as Sean McLennon
Christopher Lambert as Hudson Saanteek
Catherine McCormack as Sarah
...
Sverre Anker Ousdal as Lindberg

Overview: "The lust for gold provides the motivation in this outdoor adventure. Set in turn-of-the-century Nome, Alaska, it centers on the struggle between an Inuit who comes to the area to claim a gold-rich but sacred land tract and a greedy local businessman who wants it for himself. Desperate enough for murder, the businessman sends henchmen to attack the Native American hero, but they fail and he is forced to flee, but not before abducting his enemy's girlfriend and dragging her into the frozen wilderness. As the Indian and his captive forge more deeply into the tundra, a bond begins to form. (Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide)"