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The Call of the Wild

1972·100 min

The Call of the Wild

Directed by Ken Annakin

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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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Charlton Heston

John Thornton

Raimund Harmstorf

Pete

Black Burton

Mercedes

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Harry Alan Towers

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Harry Alan Towers

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Federico De Urrutia

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Carlo Rustichelli

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The Call of the Wild (1972) is about 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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Ken Annakin directed The Call of the Wild (1972).

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