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In 1931 Canada, Yukon trapper Johnson has a feud with a dog owner who later retaliates by publicly accusing Johnson of murder and thus triggering a police manhunt in the wilderness.

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Alvin
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The Pilot
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Bill Luce
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Ned Warren
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Hawkins
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Hurley
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Lewis
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Beeler (as Dick Davalos)
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Clarence
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Deak De Bleargue
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Storyline

Canada 1931: The unsociable trapper Johnson lives for himself in the ice-cold mountains near the Yukon river. During a visit in the town he witnesses a dog-fight. He interrupts the game and buys one of the dogs - almost dead already - for $200 against the owner's will. When the owner Hasel complains to Mountie Sergeant Millen, he refuses to take action. But then the loathing breeder and his friends accuse Johnson of murder. So Millen, although sympathetic, has to try to take him under arrest - but Johnson defends his freedom in every way possible. Written by Tom Zoerner <Tom.Zoerner@informatik.uni-erlangen.de>

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The Saga Of Two Rivals Who Clash As Enemies And Triumph As Heroes.


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10 September 1981 (West Germany)  »

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Arctic Rampage  »

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$10,000,000 (estimated)
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Trivia

The movie was directed by Peter R. Hunt whose work on the James Bond movie On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969) was a significant factor in his hiring, as both this picture and that film are both predominantly set in snow-capped mountains. See more »

Goofs

As Johnson jumps down from the cut tree, the safety cable attached to his back is visible. See more »

Quotes

[Sundog explains the secret to winning drinking contests]
Sundog/George Washington Lincoln Brown: Take it easy, kid, take it easy. You have a lot of potential for a rookie, but damn you're ragged.
Constable Alvin Adams: What do you mean - ragged?
Sundog/George Washington Lincoln Brown: Look, if you're in a do-or-die contest for big stakes, you let the other guy get a head start on you. Take small swigs and hold your breath, huh? Then it looks like you're getting ahead. When you see it's starting to circulate on him, then its time to bust it down. Then you're past him and then you pray to the good...
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Connections

Featured in Death Hunt with Executive Producer ALbert Ruddy (2013) See more »

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My Darling Clementine
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Bronson is the man
23 August 2004 | by See all my reviews

When you look at a lot of the action movies released today, all you can see are special effects. There is usually nothing else going on. When you look at a film like "Death hunt" it's something totally different. Marvin is great and Bronson is fabulous in this action movie set in North Canada in the early 30's. Besides the movie being decent when it comes to editing, directing etc,the two leading men are perfect in this hostile environment that the story is set in. . A must for every fan of a decent action flick. For Bronson fans it's obligatory!


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