| The Call of the Wild: Dog of the Yukon | |
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| Directed by | Peter Svatek |
| Written by | Graham Ludlow |
| Based on | The Call of the Wild 1903 novel by Jack London |
| Produced by | Julie Allan Pieter Kroonenburg |
| Starring | Rutger Hauer |
| Narrated by | Richard Dreyfuss |
| Cinematography | Sylvain Brault |
| Edited by | Denis Papillon |
| Music by | Alan Reeves |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
| Language | English |
The Call of the Wild: Dog of the Yukon is a 1997 Canadian film. The screenplay by Graham Ludlow is based on Jack London's classic 1903 novel The Call of the Wild, and is narrated by Richard Dreyfuss and stars Rutger Hauer.
It was filmed in Quebec, Canada and premiered in the United States as a television movie on June 22, 1997.[1]
The main character Buck was portrayed by three Leonberger dog "actors" [2](one female, and two males).[citation needed] In the novel, Buck is identified as a half-Saint Bernard and half-Scottish shepherd dog.
- ^ St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Jun 22, 1997, p. 47
- ^ "Leonberger Dogs". PetInsurance.com. Veterinary Pet Insurance Company. Retrieved 13 April 2015.