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Death of a Legend

Bill Mason challenges the myth of the wolf's rapacity and its danger to man.

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This documentary film is about wolves and the negative myths surrounding the animal. Exceptional footage portrays the wolf's life cycle and the social organization of the pack, as well as film of caribou, moose, deer and buffalo.

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Status
Released
Budget
—
Box office
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Language
EN
  • wolf
  • wildlife
  • nature
  • canadian wildlife
  • wolves

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Behind the camera

Director

Bill Mason

Produced in

Canada

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • Theatrical5 Oct 1971

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Death of a Legend was released on 5 October 1971.

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    CinemaSerf

    1/23/2025

    7/10

    There's no reason why you'd know this, but if an animal chews on a bunch of lichen, it can take a century to grow back! That's the kind of detail that emerges from this interesting documentary on the Canadian wolf. We start with the usual story of human pioneering destroying all in it's path. Our settlements then becoming paranoid about this predator and so determined to physically eradicate it whilst simultaneously …

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