Movie
The Call of the Wild: Dog of the Yukon
Overview
Jack London's classic story from 1903 about Buck, a dog kidnapped from his home in California and taken to the Yukon where he is mistreated until a prospector discovers him and relates to his situation. Although the two are bonded, Buck yearns to run free with the wild dogs in the wilderness.
Details
- Release date
- 1997-06-22
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Genres
- Adventure, Drama, Family, TV Movie
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Hallmark Entertainment, Fries/Schultz Film Group, Kingsborough Greenlight Pictures
- Country
- Canada
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Rutger Hauer as John Thornton
- Richard Dreyfuss as Narrator (voice)
- Raymond Ducasse as Judge Miller
- Eric Hoziel as The Kidnapper
- Deano Clavet as The Baggage Man
- Barry Blake as The Man in the Red Sweater
- Luc Morissette as M. Perrault
- Robert-Pierre Côté as François
- Bernard Ranger as The Government Clerk
- Burke Lawrence as Charles
- Bronwen Booth as Mercedes
- Howard Rosenstein as The Savvy Prospector #1
Crew
- Peter Svatek - Director
- Graham Ludlow - Screenplay
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