Call of the Wild (1972)
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | call of the Wild |
| Original title | The Call of the Wild |
| Country of production | Great Britain , France , FRG , Italy , Norway , Spain |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1972 |
| length | 105 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 6 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Ken Annakin |
| script |
Harry Alan Towers (as Peter Welbeck ) Wyn Wells Peter Yeldham |
| production | Harry Alan Towers Artur Brauner |
| music | Carlo Rustichelli |
| camera | John Cabrera |
| cut | Thelma Connell |
| occupation | |
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Call of the Wild is a 1972 international co-production adventure film based on the novel by Jack London of the same name . The film, which premiered in German cinemas on December 29, 1972, was directed by Ken Annakin .
action
Alaska, around 1900: John Thornton buys the dog Buck, stolen from his Californian home, who soon becomes his loyal companion as the boss of his sled dogs and has many adventures with him when delivering the mail that he wants to set up with his friend Pete between Skagway and Dawson City experienced. One day Thornton gets into a heated argument with the liquor wholesaler Black Burton because of the saloon owner Calliope Laurent, but can decide in his favor. Two helpers are supposed to take revenge on Thornton by stealing Buck and other dogs, which succeeds; On the way back, however, they perish and the dogs end up in the hands of inexperienced prospectors, who have to be rescued by Thornton from danger to life. The following winter Thornton helps Calliope build a new hotel. But then he decides to go to the Klondike like Pete to look for gold. When Buck meets wolves, he follows the call of the wild, but returns in autumn to Thornton, who now works as a hotel manager after an unsuccessful search. But in the spring he is drawn out again - this time successfully: with Pete he discovers a legendary Indian gold mine. Their owners want to keep the secret and kill the two companions. Buck disappears into the woods.
criticism
“'The Call of the Wild' based on the novel by Jack London is a gripping adventure film. In front of an impressive natural backdrop, the film tells a story of freedom, the search for happiness and adventure, friendship, betrayal and blind greed for money. "
"Mediocre film adaptation of a novel by Jack London, whose multi-layered portrayal of a civilized uprooting of humans and animals has been flattened into a pure adventure story."
background
Hubert Frank (Germany), Tibor Reves (Spain) and Federico de Urrutia (Italy) were often referred to as co-authors and were only responsible for the translation into the relevant national language. The German dubbed version was created under the direction of Arne Elsholtz .
The outdoor shots were made in Norway.
synchronization
- Charlton Heston: Helmo Kindermann
- Michèle Mercier: Brigitte Grothum
- Luigi Montefiori: Michael Chevalier
- Maria Rohm: Evelyn Gressmann
- Rik Battaglia: Martin Hirthe
- Juan Luis Galiardo: Joachim Kemmer
- Sancho Gracia: Joachim Nottke
- Horst Heuck: Thomas Danneberg
- Alf Malland: Gerd Martienzen
Web links
- Call of the Wild in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.br-online.de/bayerisches-fernsehen/film-und-serie/der-ruf-der-wildnis-spielfilm-charlton-heston-ID1230546251984.xml ( page no longer available , search in web archives )
- ↑ Call of the Wild. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .
- ↑ Call of the Wild. In: synchronkartei.de. German dubbing files , accessed on April 26, 2020 .