Gripping drama made by Rank Studios, starring Oliver Reed as a lonely fur trapper in mid-19th Century Canada, and Rita Tushingham as the target of his affections. Jean Le Bête (Oliver Reed) is an intimidating fur trapper who comes to a small mining town in British Columbia in search of a wife. Having travelled for 3 days from his remote trappers hut Jean has to settle for a mute girl, Eve (Rita Tushingham), who has not spoken since her own family suffered at the hands of Indians when she was a young girl. The initial hostility between Jean and Eve thaws and the... slowly changing relationship between the trapper and his mute partner is both touching and fragile. The story centres around these two mismatched individuals, both handicapped in their own way as they struggle to make a life together in the Canadian wilderness. From initial brutality to tolerance to mutual interdependence and finally love! [show more]
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British classic adventure drama set in 19th-century British Columbia, in which lonely fur trader Jean Le Bête (Oliver Reed) acquires himself a wife on one of his infrequent trips to civilisation. Eve (Rita Tushingham) is a mute girl who is initially wary of him, but after nursing him through illness and enduring all of his trials and tribulations she warms to him and shows that she too has the strength to survive in the harsh wilderness.
Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 or region Free DVD Player in order to play Jean Le Bête (Oliver Reed) is an intimidating fur trapper who comes to a small mining town in British Columbia in search of a wife. Having travelled for 3 days from his remote trappers hut Jean has to settle for a mute girl, Eve (Rita Tushingham), who has not spoken since her own family suffered at the hands of Indians when she was a young girl. The initial hostility between Jean and Eve thaws and the slowly changing relationship between the trapper and his mute partner is both touching and fragile. The story centres around these two mismatched individuals, both handicapped in their own way as they struggle to make a life together in the Canadian wilderness. From initial brutality to tolerance to mutual interdependence and finally love! Actors: Oliver Reed, Rita Tushingham Directors: Sidney Hayers Number of discs: 1
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