Movie
The Call of the Wild
Overview
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.
Details
- Release date
- 1972-11-30
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Genres
- Adventure, Drama, Family
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Norsk Film, Oceania Film, Universal Pictures France, Ízaro Films, CCC Filmkunst
- Country
- Germany, France, Spain, Italy
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Charlton Heston as John Thornton
- Raimund Harmstorf as Pete
- George Eastman as Black Burton
- Maria Rohm as Mercedes
- Juan Luis Galiardo as Seze
- Sancho Gracia as Taglish Charlie
- Friedhelm Lehmann as Charles
- Horst Heuck as Hal
- Rik Battaglia as Dutch Harry
- Alf Malland as Constantine
- Sverre Wilberg as Colonel
- Olov Pedersen as Red Sweater
Crew
- Ken Annakin - Director
- Harry Alan Towers - Writer
- Wyn Wells - Writer
- Peter Yeldham - Writer
- Federico De Urrutia - Writer
- Hubert Frank - Writer
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