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The Call of the Wild (1972)

Director: Ken Annakin

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From Time Out Film Guide

Jack London's Yukon yarn of an Alsatian sled-dog and his master has been filmed three times. The 1935 William Wellman version compensated for a tame adaptation by the presence of Clark Gable and Loretta Young; the 1976 telemovie benefited from a tougher James (Deliverance) Dickey script; all this has to boast is dreaded multi-national packager Harry Alan Towers, who was still mining the same seam of fool's gold in 1979 with the tax-sheltered Klondike Fever. At least Canadian money ensured the right locations for that; here Norwegian snowscapes substitute.

Author: PT 0000-00-00 00:00:00

Time Out Film Guide

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    Posted on Aug 22 2007 01:44 Fantastic movie very cool its lot of trailer
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Director: Ken Annakin

Producer: Harry Alan Towers

Cast: Charlton Heston, Michèle Mercier, Raimund Harmstorf, George Eastman, Maria Rohm full cast

Duration: 105 mins


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