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The Call of the Wild

Name: The Call of the Wild
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family, Western
Released: 1972-11-30
Cast: Charlton Heston, Raimund Harmstorf, George Eastman, Maria Rohm, Juan Luis Galiardo

1972 | 100 min | Adventure, Drama, Family, Western

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With soft box office and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it: Made for adventure fans and families. If you loved Dances with Wolves or True Grit, start here.
The mood: Feel-good.
The pace: Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 40 min.
What might put you off: Rated PG. Worth a look first if you have very young kids.
Made in 1972: an older pace and style.

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.

How it earned its rating

CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 16K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Ken Annakin

Charlton HestonJohn Thornton
Raimund HarmstorfPete
George EastmanBlack Burton
Maria RohmMercedes
Juan Luis GaliardoSeze
Sancho GraciaTaglish Charlie
Friedhelm LehmannCharles
Horst HeuckHal
Rik BattagliaDutch Harry
Alf MallandConstantine