The Call of the Wild (1972 film)

The Call of the Wild
Theatrical release poster
Directed byKen Annakin
Written byPeter Yeldham
Tíbor Reves (uncredited)[citation needed]
Harry Alan Towers (as Peter Welbeck)
Win Wells (as Wyn Wells)
Based on
The Call of the Wild
by
Produced byGeorge H Davis
Peter Manley
Harry Alan Towers
Artur Brauner
StarringCharlton Heston
Michèle Mercier
Raimund Harmstorf
George Eastman
CinematographyJohn Cabrera
Edited byThelma Connell
Music byCarlo Rustichelli
Production
company
Distributed byIntercontinental Releasing Corp.
Release dates
  • 30 November 1972 (1972-11-30) (Italy)
  • 1 March 1975 (1975-03-01) (United States)
Running time
103 minutes
CountriesUnited Kingdom
France
Italy
Spain
West Germany
LanguageEnglish

The Call of the Wild is a 1972 family adventure film directed by Ken Annakin and starring Charlton Heston, Michèle Mercier, Raimund Harmstorf, George Eastman, and Maria Rohm.

Based on Jack London's 1903 novel The Call of the Wild,[1] the film follows the adventures of a dog that is brought north to Canada to be used as a sled dog.

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