Jack London's the Call of the Wild

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Jack London's the Call of the Wild ★★½ The Call of the Wild: Dog of the Yukon 1997 (PG)

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. 90m/C VHS, DVD . Rutger Hauer, Luc Morrissette, Bronwyn Booth; D: Peter Svatek; W: Graham Ludlow; C: Sylvain Brault; M: Alan Reeves; Nar: Richard Dreyfuss. CABLE

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