| Actor |
Crew |
|
Rutger Hauer
|
John Thornton
|
|
Bronwen Booth
|
Mercedes
|
| Charles Powell |
Hal
|
| Burke Lawrence |
Charles
|
| Luc Morrissette |
Perrault
|
| Robert Pierre Cote |
Francoise
|
| John Novak |
Matthewson
|
| Lynne Adams |
Maggie
|
|
Richard Dreyfuss
|
Narrator
|
| John Dunn-Hill |
Hans
|
|
Jack Langedijk
|
Pete
|
|
Michael Shanks
|
A Gambler
|
| Charles Edwin Powell |
Hal
|
| Robert Pierre Côté |
Francoise
|
| Raymond Ducasse |
Judge Miller
|
|
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| Director |
Peter Svatek
|
| Producer |
Pieter Kroonenburg; Julie Allan |
| Writer |
Jack London; Graham Ludlow |
| Cinematography |
Sylvain Brault |
| Musician |
Alan Reeves |
|
| Plot |
| Jack London's classic tale of the Klondike Gold Rush has delighted audiences for almost a century. From the moment we meet the magnificent dog BUCK and his rugged master JOHN THORNTON (Rutger Hauer), we are drawn to follow their inevitable destiny.Stolen by an evil workman from the warmth and happiness of his family's ranch in California, Buck is beaten into submission by his first owner, then re-sold to a French Canadian guide, Perrault, who takes him to Yukon, where he is quickly introduced to the harsh Darwinian world of the North, where only the fittest will survive.Soon after arrival, he has to confront Spitz, Perrault's fierce and territorial lead dog, learning to kill rather than be killed, and takes his place at the head of Perrault's dog team, delivering mail packages to Dawson City.There we meet John Thornton, his partner Pete, and Pete's young niece Helen, preparing to seek their fortune in Klondike gold. Maggie, the widowed proprietress of the Eldorado saloon, and her young son Josh, complete the would be family-if Thornton's dream of gold turn into reality. If not, Maggie must leave, alone, back to California.When Perrault's partner is killed in a drunken bar-room brawl, he sells Buck and the rest of the dogs to the tenderfoot Charles Clark, who, with his spoiled wife Mercedes, and her brother Hal, are searching for their own Klondike fortune.Buck steadfastly leads Clark's bickering and ill-prepared party on their journey deeper and deeper into the heart of the Arctic darkness. |
| Movie Details |
| Genre |
Adventure |
| Studio |
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| Movie Release Date |
1972 |
| Country |
 Canada
|
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| Language |
English |
| Audience Rating |
12 |
| Running Time |
89 |
| Color |
Color |
|
| Features |
Features |
Scene Access
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| Edition Details |
| Region |
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| Screen Ratio |
 1.33 |
| Format |
DVD |
| Layers |
Single Side, Single Layer |
| Barcode |
5034741205511 |
| Release Date |
4/17/2000 |
| Subtitles |
English |
| Packaging |
Keep Case |
| Audio Tracks |
 English Dolby Digital |
| No. of Discs/Tapes |
1 |
|
| Personal Details |
| Seen It |
No |
| Index |
591 |
| Collection Status |
In Collection |
| Purchase Date |
4/14/2005 |
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| Links |
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