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The Call of the Wild (1972)

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Film details

Featuring

Charlton Heston Michèle Mercier Luigi Montefiori
Countries

Spain France United Kingdom Italy Norway Federal Republic of Germany
Year

1972
Genre

Action and Adventure
Type

Film
Category

Fiction

Alternative titles

Il richiamo della foresta Alternative Italian
Når Villdyret Våkner Alternative Norwegian
La Selva Blanca Alternative Spanish
Ruf Der Wildnis Alternative German

Synopsis

Adventure in the Klondike with a man and his Alsatian sled dog. After being kidnapped from his California home, Alsatian dog Buck is bought by John Thornton for the mail run, to become the latter's close companion through many adventures together. Despite being devoted to Thornton, Buck also feels the call of the wild and runs with a wolf pack, mating with one of the pack. Buck returns to Thornton but, upon the latter's death at the hands of Indians when gold prospecting, the dog returns to run wild with the pack, becoming a creature of legend to the Indians.

Cast & Credits

Cast
- - John Thornton
    
    Charlton Heston
  - Calliope Laurent
    
    Michèle Mercier
  - Black Burton
    
    Eastman, George
  - Pete
    
    Harmstorf, Raymond
  - Mercedes
    
    Maria Rohm
  - Taglish Charlie
    
    Sancho Gracia
  - Seze
    
    Juan Luis Galiardo
  - cast member
    
    Buck
  - Charles
    
    Friedhelm Lehmann
  - Hal
    
    Horst Heuck
  - Dutch Harry
    
    Rik Battaglia
  - Inspector Constatine
    
    Alf Malland
  - Judge Miller
    
    Alfredo Mayo
  - colonel
    
    Sverre Wilberg
  - Red Sweater
    
    Olav Pedersen
  - François
    
    Per Amvik
  - Perrault
    
    Tørbjorn Halvorsen
  - master of ceremonies
    
    Hans Stormoen
  - piano player
    
    Kare Siem
  - old miner
    
    Dan Rosse
  - storeman
    
    Roy Björnstad
  - con man
    
    Ola B. Johannessen
  - runner
    
    Per Tofte
  - Jack
    
    Antonio Mayáns
  - Mollie
    
    Jennifer Roberts
  - Alice
    
    Jody Hanson
Credits
- Unknown:
  - Directed by
    
    Ken Annakin
  - ©
    
    Massfilms Ltd.
  - A Towers of London production
    
    Towers of London
  - With the co-operation and assistance of
    
    Norsk Films
  - With the co-operation and assistance of
    
    Izaro Films
  - Produced by
    
    Massfilms Ltd.
  - Production Company
    
    CCC Filmkunst (Berlin) (uncredited)
  - Production Company
    
    Oceania Produzioni Internazionali Cinematografiche (uncredited)
  - Production Company
    
    U.P.F. (uncredited)
  - Produced by
    
    Harry Alan Towers
  - Associate Producer
    
    George Davis
  - Associate Producer
    
    Peter Manley
  - Production Manager
    
    Svein Toreg
  - 2nd Unit Director
    
    Dudley Lovell
  - Assistant Director
    
    Ola Solum
  - Assistant Director
    
    Bente Kaas
  - Assistant Director
    
    Ian Goddard
  - Continuity
    
    Unni Sterner
  - Screenplay by
    
    Welbeck, Peter
  - Screenplay by
    
    Win Wells
  - Screenplay by
    
    Peter Yeldham
  - Novel [credited in possessory above title]
    
    Jack London
  - Photographed by
    
    John Cabrera
  - Additional Photography
    
    Woxholt, Egil
  - 2nd Unit Director of Photography
    
    Dudley Lovell
  - Camera Operator
    
    Hans Nord
  - Film Editor
    
    Thelma Connell
  - Assistant Editor
    
    Lopez, Soledad
  - Art Director
    
    Knut Solberg
  - Property Master
    
    Clifford Reynolds
  - Costumes by
    
    Grethe Wang
  - Costumes by
    
    Brit Hartmann
  - Chief Make-up Man
    
    Criado, Cristobal
  - Music Composed by
    
    Carlo Rustichelli
  - Sound Mixer
    
    Doug Turner

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