

The Call of the Wild
Sweeping action-adventure.. against the perils of the frozen north!
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.
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- English
- based on novel or book
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United StatesUS
- TheatricalPG17 Mar 1975
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical26 Jul 1973
ArgentinaAR
- Theatrical24 Jan 1974
BrazilBR
- Theatrical1 Feb 1975
DenmarkDK
- Theatrical10 Jun 1974
FinlandFI
- Theatrical1 Mar 1974
FranceFR
- Theatrical11 Oct 1973
- PhysicalUDVD20 Apr 2004
- PhysicalUBlu-Ray20 May 2021
- Digital / OTTUPrime Video25 Nov 2021
GermanyDE
- TheatricalWest Germany 29 Dec 1972
- TheatricalEast Germany 16 Aug 1974
HungaryHU
- Theatrical25 Oct 1984
ItalyIT
- Theatrical30 Nov 1972
JapanJP
- Theatrical24 Mar 1973
NetherlandsNL
- Theatrical7 Mar 1974
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The Call of the Wild was released on 30 November 1972.
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Wuchak
8/11/2023
**_Euro version of Jack London’s classic with Charlton Heston_** During the Klondike Gold Rush of 1897, two mail dispatchers travel by dog sled from Skagway, on the coast of southeast Alaska, to Dawson City over 400 miles north in the Yukon. One of the sled dogs, Buck, is fresh from California with no experience in snowy weather. Thorton (Heston) unwisely makes an enemy of the town mogul (George Eastman) while get…
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