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The Call of the Wild(Movie, 1972)

1h 40min | Genres: Action, Adventure, Drama, Kids & Family, Western
The Call of the WildRating: 3.1/5 (with 2020 votes)
The Call of the Wild is a 1972 family adventure film directed by Ken Annakin and starring Charlton Heston, Michèle Mercier, Raimund Harmstorf, George Eastman, and Maria Rohm. Based on Jack London's 1903 novel The Call of the Wild, the film follows the adventures of a dog that is brought north to Canada to be used as a sled dog. ()
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About The Call of the Wild

John Thornton, is a fearless man who's after more than gold; he wants to do what's right. Thornton works for the U.S. mail and is the only person daring and smart enough to figure out how to travel the deadly 600 miles from Skagway to Dawson, Alaska in the icy winter. His incredibly dog Buck is by his side and part of how he survives.

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Additional Information

Production countries: Germany, Spain, France, United Kingdom (UK), Italy
Shot in: Finland, Norway, Spain
Plays in: Arctic
Based on: "The Call of the Wild" (find it on Amazon)
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 13 languages: Czech (CS), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Dutch (NL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Turkish (TR), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date DE: 12/29/1972 (World premiere: 11/30/1972)
Director: Ken Annakin
Producer: Artur Brauner
Film Editor: Thelma Connell
Director of Photography: John Cabrera
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"L'appel de la forêt"

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Other movies with this title: The Call of the Wild (US, 1908), The Call of the Wild (US, 1923), The Call of the Wild (US, 1976), The Call of the Wild (2000), The Call of the Wild (US, 2007), The Call of the Wild (CA/US, 2020)

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WatchPlayStream ID: MOVIES:193115, Added: 04/24/2018, Last updated: 04/13/2024