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Director:
Peter Svatek
Writers:
Jack London (novel)
Graham Ludlow (screenplay)
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Release Date:
22 June 1997 (USA) more
Genre:
Adventure more
Plot:
Jack London's classic story from 1903 about Buck, a dog kidnapped from his home in California and taken... more | add synopsis
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User Comments:
A good movie for dog lovers. more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Rutger Hauer ... John Thornton
Bronwen Booth ... Mercedes (as Bronwên Booth)
Charles Edwin Powell ... Hal (as Charles Powell)
Burke Lawrence ... Charles
Luc Morrissette ... M. Perrault
Robert Pierre Côté ... Francoise
John Novak ... Mr. Matthewson the Gambling Man

Richard Dreyfuss ... Narrator (voice)
John Dunn-Hill ... Thornton's Partner Hans
Jack Langedijk ... Thornton's Partner Pete

Michael Shanks ... Fellow Gambler #1
Raymond Ducasse ... Judge Miller
Eric Hoziel ... The Kidnapper
Deano Clavet ... The Baggage Man
Barry Blake ... The Man in the Red Sweater
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Jack London's The Call of the Wild
Jack London's The Call of the Wild Dog of the Yukon
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MPAA:
Rated PG for violence and language.
Runtime:
USA:91 min
Country:
Canada
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification:
Iceland:12 | USA:PG | Germany:12
Filming Locations:
Montréal, Québec, Canada

Fun Stuff

Quotes:
[referring to Buck, the Yukon Dog]
Narrator: And he knew that John Thornton was dead. It left a great void in him somewhat akin to hunger, but a void that ached and ached...and which food could not fill.
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Movie Connections:
Version of Call of the Wild (1993) (TV) more

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3 out of 7 people found the following comment useful:-
A good movie for dog lovers., 28 December 1998
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Author: hallian

I would have loved the movie if I was 15-18, but still liked it. I still like dogs. And if you like the dogs, and life in the wilderness, you'll like the movie. Bit similar to "White Fang".

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