Jack London's The Call of the Wild Movie Review 1997

Adaptation of Jack London's 1903 adventure story is told from the view of Buck, an intelligent St. Bernard-Labrador mix who's kidnapped from his California home. He's sold in the Yukon and eventually winds up with prospector John Thornton (Hauer) but Buck is increasingly drawn to running free.

Distribution

Hallmark Home Entertainment, 6100 Wilshire Blvd., Ste. 1400, Los Angeles, CA 90048, Phone: (213)634-3000, Fax: (213)549-3760, Remarks: Lainie Handelman, Mktg.

Available on VHS
Running time 90 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Adventure Drama, King of Beasts (Dogs), Books to Film: Jack London, Cold Spots, Miners & Mining, Alaska

Screenplay

Graham Ludlow

Cast

Rutger Hauer, Luc Morrissette, Bronwyn Booth

Cinematography

Sylvain Brault

Director

Peter Svatek

Music

Alan Reeves

Other

Richard Dreyfuss

Producer

Pieter Kroonenburg, Family Channel Video