---
title: 'The Call of the Wild (1972)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Ken Annakin'
released: '1972-11-30'
runtime_minutes: 105
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Adventure'
  - 'Family'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'France'
  - 'Italy'
  - 'Spain'
  - 'Norway'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-call-of-the-wild-1972'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069197/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Call of the Wild (1972)

1972 · 105 min · Drama, Adventure, Family · Germany, United Kingdom, France, Italy, Spain, Norway


## Synopsis

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. It was written by Peter Yeldham, Peter Welbeck and Wyn Wells based on Jack London's 1903 novel The Call of the Wild, the film follows the adventures of Buck, a dog that is brought north to Canada to be used as a sled dog.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Ken Annakin](https://cinepixo.com/people/ken-annakin)
- **Screenplay:** [Harry Alan Towers](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-alan-towers), [Hubert Frank](https://cinepixo.com/people/hubert-frank)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Carlo Rustichelli](https://cinepixo.com/people/carlo-rustichelli)
- **Producer:** [Artur Brauner](https://cinepixo.com/people/artur-brauner)
- **Director of Photography:** [John Cabrera](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-cabrera)
- **Editor:** [Thelma Connell](https://cinepixo.com/people/thelma-connell)

## Cast

- [Juan Luis Galiardo](https://cinepixo.com/people/juan-luis-galiardo)
- [George Eastman](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-eastman)
- [Antonio Mayáns](https://cinepixo.com/people/antonio-mayans)
- [Maria Rohm](https://cinepixo.com/people/maria-rohm)
- [Raimund Harmstorf](https://cinepixo.com/people/raimund-harmstorf)
- [Friedhelm Lehmann](https://cinepixo.com/people/friedhelm-lehmann)
- [Ola B. Johannessen](https://cinepixo.com/people/ola-b-johannessen)
- [Alfredo Mayo](https://cinepixo.com/people/alfredo-mayo)
- [Michèle Mercier](https://cinepixo.com/people/michele-mercier) as Calliope Laurent
- [Rik Battaglia](https://cinepixo.com/people/rik-battaglia)
- [Sverre Wilberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/sverre-wilberg)
- [Charlton Heston](https://cinepixo.com/people/charlton-heston) as John Thornton

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