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Never Cry Wolf (1983)

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User Rating: 7.4/10 (1,989 votes)
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Overview

Director:
Carroll Ballard
Writers:
Farley Mowat (book)
Ralph Furmaniak (writer) ...
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Release Date:
7 October 1983 (USA) more
Genre:
Adventure | Drama more
Tagline:
A True Story. more
Plot:
A government researcher, sent to research the "menace" of wolves in the north, learns about the true beneficial and positive nature of the species. full summary | add synopsis
Plot Keywords:
Biologist | Camping | Alaska | Environmental | Nature more
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 5 wins more
User Comments:
Only the most awesome film I've seen. more

Cast

 (Complete credited cast)

Charles Martin Smith ... Farley Mowat / Tyler

Brian Dennehy ... Rosie
Zachary Ittimangnaq ... Ootek
Samson Jorah ... Mike
Hugh Webster ... Drunk
Martha Ittimangnaq ... Woman
Tom Dahlgren ... Hunter #1
Walker Stuart ... Hunter #2
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Additional Details

Runtime:
105 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English | Inuktitut
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification:
Iceland:12 | Canada:A (Nova Scotia) | Australia:G | Canada:F (Ontario) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Manitoba) | Finland:K-8 | Sweden:7 | UK:PG | USA:PG
Filming Locations:
Alaska, USA more
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Trivia:
The US Copyright Notice field with the Library of Congress lists Curtis Hanson as co-writer. more
Goofs:
Factual errors: According to Tyler's background narrations, it is early April when the snow melts and the lake is completely unfrozen by early May. In reality, snow in the Arctic doesn't melt until June. more
Quotes:
Tyler: In the end there were no simple answers. No heroes or villians; only silence. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in "The Sopranos: Unidentified Black Males (#5.9)" (2004) more

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3 out of 3 people found the following comment useful:-
Only the most awesome film I've seen., 24 August 2005
Author: (dayonda-1) from United States

NEVER CRY WOLF is my number-one favorite nonfiction film. It's an eye-opener as to the feeding and social habits, and the true value of the wolf, and opens a window into the personality of individual wolves and their family interactions.

Although we don't think of wolves as having any scrap of silliness in their natures, it seems they can sometimes look like silly puppies playing to humans. And the film shows us humans in scenes apparently looking pretty silly to wolves.

The mutual curiosity and mutual respect of man and wolf as portrayed in the film is striking. And the learning that apparently went from wolf to man was good to watch.

Having first read the book, I was prepared for the story line, but SEEING these things happen made them so much better in this film. (Usually I like the book better: Raised-on-radio kids have great imaginations!)

My attitudes toward the wolf as a ravening beast (and scientists as dry sticks) were forever changed by this film, and I saw to it that all old friends and every new friend I made watched this. Even my (now) husband had to pass the "wolf test" before I'd go out a second time with him.

NEVER CRY WOLF is a film I wish I had on either VHS or DVD —not knowing it would ever go out of print, I foolishly never bought a copy of it. -=Dayonda

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