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The Call of the Wild: Dog of the Yukon

The Call of the Wild: Dog of the Yukon

1997•1h 31m•7.4/10
AdventureDramaFamilyTV Movie

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7.4/10(39)

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.

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Production

Hallmark Entertainment, Fries/Schultz Film Group, Kingsborough Greenlight Pictures

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Rutger Hauer

Rutger Hauer

John Thornton

Richard Dreyfuss

Richard Dreyfuss

Narrator (voice)

Raymond Ducasse

Judge Miller

Eric Hoziel

Eric Hoziel

The Kidnapper

Deano Clavet

Deano Clavet

The Baggage Man

Barry Blake

The Man in the Red Sweater

Luc Morissette

Luc Morissette

M. Perrault

Robert-Pierre Côté

François

Bernard Ranger

The Government Clerk

Burke Lawrence

Charles

Bronwen Booth

Bronwen Booth

Mercedes

Howard Rosenstein

Howard Rosenstein

The Savvy Prospector #1

Michel Perron

Michel Perron

The Savvy Prospector #2

John Dunn-Hill

John Dunn-Hill

Hans

Christopher Heyerdahl

Christopher Heyerdahl

Fellow Gambler #2

Charles Edwin Powell

Charles Edwin Powell

Hal

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