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    A High Wind in Jamaica 1965 POSTER

    A High Wind in Jamaica

    1965

    English

    6.5

    5

    50%

    50%

    Action

    Adventure

    child in peril

    Drama

    hurricane

    jamaica

    pirate

    stowaway

    sword fight

    Alexander Mackendrick Alexander Mackendrick Director Anthony Quinn Anthony Quinn as Chavez Martin Amis Martin Amis as John Thornton Dennis Price Dennis Price as Mathias James Coburn James Coburn as Zac
    In 1870, a Jamaican colonial family sends its children to Britain for proper schooling, but their ship is taken over by pirates, who become fond of the kids.
    The Call of the Wild 1976 POSTER

    The Call of the Wild

    1976

    English

    6.1

    7

    Action

    Adventure

    Jerry Jameson Jerry Jameson Director Bernard Fresson Bernard Fresson as Francois John Beck John Beck as John Thornton John McLiam John McLiam as Prospector Michael Pataki Michael Pataki as Stranger
    A prospector, a trapper and their sled dog battle the Klondike elements on their journey to get to the gold country.
    The Call of the Wild 1972 POSTER

    The Call of the Wild

    1972

    English

    5.9

    7

    Action

    Adventure

    based on novel or book

    Drama

    Family

    Western

    Ken Annakin Ken Annakin Director George Eastman George Eastman as Black Burton Michèle Mercier Michèle Mercier as Calliope Laurent Charlton Heston Charlton Heston as John Thornton Alfredo Mayo Alfredo Mayo as Judge Miller
    John 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.
    Klondike Fever 1979 POSTER

    Klondike Fever

    1979

    English

    5.6

    4

    Action

    Adventure

    dog hero

    Peter Carter Peter Carter Director Angie Dickinson Angie Dickinson as Belinda McNair Blu Mankuma Blu Mankuma as Hopkins Barry Morse Barry Morse as John Thornton Robin Gammell Robin Gammell as Merritt Sloper
    This movie chronicles Jack London's epic journey from San Francisco to the Klondike gold fields in 1898.
    The Call of the Wild 2020 POSTER

    The Call of the Wild

    2020

    English

    6.7

    274

    63%

    89%

    Action

    Adventure

    affectation

    based on novel or book

    dog

    Drama

    Family

    gold rush

    sled dogs

    Western

    yukon

    Chris Sanders Chris Sanders Director Dan Stevens Dan Stevens as Hal Harrison Ford Harrison Ford as John Thornton Karen Gillan Karen Gillan as Mercedes Omar Sy Omar Sy as Perrault
    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.
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