Name: The Call of the Wild
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family, Western
Released: 1972-11-30
Duration: 100 min
Cast: Charlton Heston, Raimund Harmstorf, George Eastman, Maria Rohm, Juan Luis Galiardo

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The Call of the Wild plot summary

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.

Details

Release date: November 30, 1972
Runtime: 1h 40m
Genres: Adventure, Drama, Family, Western
Directed by: Ken Annakin
Country: Germany, France, Spain, Italy
TMDB rating: 6.1 / 10 · 68 votes

Cast

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

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Where can I watch The Call of the Wild?

In the United States, The Call of the Wild is available to stream on Prime Video, FlixFling, and IndieFlix Shorts. It's also free on The Roku Channel, Hoopla, YouTube Free, Plex, Plex Channel, Fawesome, Xumo Play, Mometu, Tubi TV, and Amazon MX Player. You can also rent or buy it on Amazon Video, Fandango At Home, and FlixFling.