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Dawson City: Frozen Time

  • 20162016
  • 2h
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
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Dawson City: Frozen Time (2016)
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The history of Dawson City, the gold rush town that had a historical treasure of forgotten silent films buried in permafrost for decades until 1978.The history of Dawson City, the gold rush town that had a historical treasure of forgotten silent films buried in permafrost for decades until 1978.The history of Dawson City, the gold rush town that had a historical treasure of forgotten silent films buried in permafrost for decades until 1978.
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1.9K
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  • Director
    • Bill Morrison
  • Writer
    • Bill Morrison
  • Stars
    • Michael Gates
    • Kathy Jones-Gates
    • Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle(archive footage)
Top credits
  • Director
    • Bill Morrison
  • Writer
    • Bill Morrison
  • Stars
    • Michael Gates
    • Kathy Jones-Gates
    • Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle(archive footage)
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 36User reviews
    • 142Critic reviews
    • 86Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 5 wins & 17 nominations

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    Dawson City: Frozen Time (2016)
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    Dorothy Davenport in Dawson City: Frozen Time (2016)
    Louise Lovely in The Social Buccaneer (1916)
    Dawson City: Frozen Time (2016)
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    Michael Gates
    • Selfas Self
    Kathy Jones-Gates
    • Selfas Self
    Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle
    Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle
    • Selfas Self
    • (archive footage)
    Frank Barrett
    • Selfas Self
    • (archive footage)
    Alexander Berkman
    • Selfas Self
    • (archive footage)
    Charles Chaplin
    Charles Chaplin
    • Self as The Lone Prospectoras Self as The Lone Prospector
    • (archive footage)
    Eddie Cicotte
    • Selfas Self
    • (archive footage)
    Pat Duncan
    • Selfas Self
    • (archive footage)
    Thomas A. Edison
    Thomas A. Edison
    • Selfas Self
    • (archive footage)
    Chick Gandil
    • Selfas Self
    • (archive footage)
    Chief Isaac of the Tr'ondek Hwech'in Klondike Han
    • Selfas Self
    • (archive footage)
    Larry Kopf
    • Selfas Self
    • (archive footage)
    Sam Kula
    • Selfas Self
    • (archive footage)
    Kenesaw M. Landis
    • Selfas Self
    • (archive footage)
    • (as Kenesaw Mountain Landis)
    Auguste Lumière
    Auguste Lumière
    • Selfas Self
    • (archive footage)
    Louis Lumière
    Louis Lumière
    • Selfas Self
    • (archive footage)
    Mary Miles Minter
    Mary Miles Minter
    • Selfas Self
    • (archive footage)
    Bill Morrison
    Bill Morrison
    • Selfas Self
    • (archive footage)
    • Director
      • Bill Morrison
    • Writer
      • Bill Morrison
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    • Trivia
      The film contains rare footage of the 1919 World Series - known for the Black Sox betting scandal.
    • Connections
      Features The Photographical Congress Arrives in Lyon (1895)
    • Soundtracks
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      (uncredited)

      Written and Produced by Alex Somers

      Performed by Alex Somers,Birgir Jón Birgisson , Edda Rún Ólafsdóttir, Hildur Ársælsdóttir, María Huld Markan Sigfúsdóttir, Samuli Kosminen and Sólrún Sumarliðadóttir

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    10/10
    Outstanding documentary
    Bill Morrison, the director and writer of Dawson City Frozen Time, is my new hero. Through an odd set of circumstances he landed at the National Archives in Canada and learned about the stash of silent films discovered as part of a landfill site in the Yukon. Early films were made on highly flammable celluloid, and in a new industry (the first film was in 1895 in France) creating an archive was definitely not considered. So, discovering over 500 "lost" silent films from the early 1900's was like discovering gold all over again. (A gold rush was how the city of Dawson initially came into being !!) Mr. Morrison has woven together the story of silent film, the Klondike gold rush and the creation of a city. If you have the opportunity to see this film, please do so. I expect it is going to win a few awards !!
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    • SusanShop
    • Jul 28, 2017

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    • Release date
      • September 6, 2018 (Netherlands)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Доусон сити: Замерзшее время
    • Filming locations
      • Dawson, Yukon, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Hypnotic Pictures
      • Picture Palace Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $132,369
    • Gross worldwide
      • $132,369
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    • Runtime
      2 hours
    • Color
      • Black and White
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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