Wolf's Blood (1991)

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Movie
German title Wolf blood
Original title White Fang
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 1991
length 104 minutes
Age rating FSK 6
Rod
Director Randal Kleiser
script David Fallon ,
Jeanne Rosenberg ,
Nick Thiel
production Andrew Bergman ,
Mike Lobell ,
Marykay Powell
music Basil Poledouris
camera Tony Pierce-Roberts
cut Lisa Day
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Wolfsblut 2 - The secret of the white wolf

Wolfsblut (Original title: White Fang ) is an American adventure film by Randal Kleiser and The Walt Disney Company from 1991. The screenplay by David Fallon , Jeanne Rosenberg and Nick Thiel is based on the novel of the same name by Jack London .

action

In 1898, during the gold rush , young Jack Conroy travels through the Alaskan wilderness to find his late father's claim. Before his death, he sent him a map of the area and gold dust in a letter. On his way he joins Alex Larson and "Skunker", also experienced prospectors who knew his father and are ready to lead him to the claim.

In between there is always a change of scene to a wolf-dog hybrid who loses his mother as a puppy and from then on has to get by on his own.

During her journey through the wilderness, Jack observes wolf blood for the first time by a river . Later he meets him again as a fully grown animal in an Indian village, wolf blood saves the young man from a bear.

After the death of its mother, the animal was caught by Indians as a puppy and trained to be a sled dog .

In the further course of the action, the dog is sold to an unscrupulous man who abuses wolf blood for dog fights. Jack stayed in Alaska for the time being to take on his father's inheritance. Now Jack and Wolfsblut meet again, where Jack manages to save the animal from certain death and to take it with him on the claim . Jack patiently makes friends with the previously fearful and aggressive dog.

When a tunnel collapses and Jack is spilled in it, Wolfsblut rescues him , who finds a soft spot in the rubble where he can dig his way to Jack before he suffocates. After this rescue, Wolfblut's paws are full of gold dust, and so Jack and Alex find a vein of gold in the mountain.

While testing the nugget quality, Jack is observed in town by the same three men who mistreated wolf blood for the dog fights. They then try to steal Jack's gold and set Jack and Alex's hut on fire. In a dramatic climax , the wolfhound saves Jack and Alex.

When Jack and Alex want to leave the gold mining town, Jack says goodbye to Wolfsblut , chases him away and gives him freedom. Shortly before the two enter the boat, Jack thinks about it and then tells Alex that he wants to stick to the claim. He returns to the hut alone. During the repairs to the fire damage, Wolfsblut returns to Jack and thus ensures a happy ending .

background

The film was shot in Alaska. It grossed approximately $ 34.8 million in US cinemas .

In 1994, a sequel entitled Wolfsblut 2 - The Secret of the White Wolf was staged, directed by Ken Olin .

Another film with the same name and original was shot in 1973 with Franco Nero in the leading role of Jason Scott and directed by Lucio Fulci under the Italian title Zanna Bianca . The continuation of this film appeared under the title Wolfsblut Returns .

Reviews

Rita Kempley wrote in the Washington Post on January 19, 1991 that the film was slow and overly long ("slow and overlong") . Above all, it should address prepubescent boys (“boys who still think girls are yucky”) .

The lexicon of international films says: “Disney production that reduces Jack London's novel to the dimensions of a children's film against a pseudorealistic background. In terms of design, it is only enough for a moderately captivating adventure in front of an imposing natural backdrop. "

Awards

The film won the Genesis Award for Best Family Film in 1993 .

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Filming locations for White Fang
  2. ↑ Business Data for White Fang
  3. ^ Critique by Rita Kempley
  4. ↑ Wolf's Blood. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .Template: LdiF / Maintenance / Access used