Product Details

• Actors: Lou Diamond Phillips, Toshirô Mifune, Jennifer Tilly, Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu, Donald Sutherland
• Directors: Jacques Dorfmann, Pierre Magny
• Writers: Jacques Dorfmann, David Milhaud, Evan Jones, Rudy Wurlitzer, Yves Thériault
• Producers: Charles L. Smiley
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, HiFi Sound, NTSC
• Rated: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Sony Pictures
• VHS Release Date: June 2, 1998
• Run Time: 112 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6302750741
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #259,935 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Customer Reviews

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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great film, February 22, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Shadow of the Wolf [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I worked on this film as an Inuit consultant so I can only good things about it. It is one of the classics. To be remembered as one of great films in regards to the Arctic. The research about the unique culture during the post colonized time was pretty acurate. This comment is coming from an Inuit perspective and I am saying that because I am an Inuit myself.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very interesting movie, actions, scenery & history, May 24, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Shadow of the Wolf [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I loved the movie, the actors, the scenery, and the background of Inuit history. Reading the review by an Inuit who served as a consultant gave me great pleasure to know that it was a "pretty" accurate picture. Have the video and watch it often -- am a great fan of Lou Diamond Phillips and have almost all his movies in my collection.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Grand Story., January 25, 2010

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This review is from: Shadow Of The Wolf (DVD)

When I started this movie I thought OK another story from the frozen north. It sure is that, but as it moved on I found that a great tale was slowly unfolding based on the simple theme of young love & social responsibility or lack there of.

There are a number of great actors & actresses in this show & they all deliver. Some of the performances are not "to type" either. I was never a fan of Lou Diamond Phillips but he pays us all by being great in this. Jennifer Tilly, his love interest, wound up being the best character in the show (who knew?). Donald Sutherland plays a fine "Dirty Dan" here. Toshiro Mifune as the Inuit's Shaman is great in a part not written as you might expect.

The up-close look at Inuit life is wonderful because it's focused on differences but not overly long. I bought this for my wife who loves these shows & only stumbled into watching it myself. This is recommended for all ages & tastes. A surprisingly good movie, if allowed to develop & one of the best endings to a story in a long time. NO ONE WILL GUESS THE END OF THIS SHOW.

My wife & I loved "Iron Will" but this is a half star better. Broadens your knowledge of the world.