The Call of the Wild
by Jack Londonliterary work· published 1903
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As Buck, a mixed breed dog, is taken away from his home, instead of facing a feast for breakfast and the comforts of home, he faces the hardships of being a sled dog. Soon he lands in the wrong hands, being forced to keep going when it is too rough for him and the other dogs in his pack. He also fights the urges to run free with his ancestors, the wolves who live around where he is pulling the sled.
Adaptations (9)
The Call of the Wild has been adapted 9 times, across film, television film, and television series, from 1923 to 2020.
The Call of the Wild1923 · film · 70 min · dir. Fred Jackman · IMDb ↗IMDb6.6A dog is stolen from his home in England and shipped to Canada to become a sled dog. Based on the novel by Jack London.
The Call of the Wild1935 · film · 95 min · dir. William A. Wellman · IMDb ↗IMDb6.8Jack Thornton has trouble winning enough at cards for the stake he needs to get to the Alaska gold fields. His luck changes when he pays $250 for Buck, a sled dog that is part wolf to keep him from being shot by an arrogant Englishman also headed for the Yukon. En route to the Yukon with Shorty Houlihan -- who spent time in jail for opening someone else's letter with a map of where gold is to be found -- Jack rescues a woman whose husband was the addressee of that letter. Buck helps Jack win a $1,000 bet to get the supplies he needs. And when Jack and Claire Blake pet Buck one night, fingers touch.
The Call of the Wild1972 · film · 100 min · dir. Ken Annakin · IMDb ↗IMDb5.9John Thornton, is a fearless man who's after more than gold; he wants to do what's right. Thornton works for the U.S. mail and is the only person daring and smart enough to figure out how to travel the deadly 600 miles from Skagway to Dawson, Alaska in the icy winter. His incredibly dog Buck is by his side and part of how he survives.
The Call of the Wild1976 · television film · 99 min · dir. Jerry Jameson · IMDb ↗IMDb6.1A prospector, a trapper and their sled dog battle the Klondike elements on their journey to get to the gold country.
Call of the Wild1993 · television film · 97 min · dir. Michael Toshiyuki Uno · IMDb ↗IMDb5.9A young boy heads off to the Yukon after hearing tales about the Gold Rush, and he forms an unwavering friendship with a heroic Alsatian dog called Buck.
The Call of the Wild: Dog of the Yukon1997 · television film · 91 min · dir. Peter Svatek · IMDb ↗IMDb6.3Jack London's classic story from 1903 about Buck, a dog kidnapped from his home in California and taken to the Yukon where he is mistreated until a prospector discovers him and relates to his situation. Although the two are bonded, Buck yearns to run free with the wild dogs in the wilderness.
Call of the Wild2000 · television series · 60 min · IMDb ↗IMDb6.6Based on the classic novel by Jack London, Call of the Wild stakes its claim to being that rate breed of adventure that parents and kids can enjoy together. This sage introduces Miles Challenger, a 15-year-old boy living in an Alaskan mining town at the turn of the century, whose life changes forever when he encounters a heroic and powerful dog named Buck.
Call of the Wild2009 · film · 88 min · dir. Richard Gabai · IMDb ↗IMDb5.3Self-centered and status-conscious, ten year old Ryann Hale journeys to Montana to visit her down-to-earth grandpa, Bill Hale. Ryann bonds with a wolf-dog, Buck, and schemes to save him from a cruel dogsledder.
The Call of the Wild2020 · film · 100 min · dir. Chris Sanders · IMDb ↗Buck is a big-hearted dog whose blissful domestic life is turned upside down when he is suddenly uprooted from his California home and transplanted to the exotic wilds of the Yukon during the Gold Rush of the 1890s. As the newest rookie on a mail delivery dog sled team—and later its leader—Buck experiences the adventure of a lifetime, ultimately finding his true place in the world and becoming his own master.
