Call of the Wild (2009)

Director
Richard Gabai

Main cast
Christopher Lloyd; Ariel Gade; Kameron Knox; Timothy Bottoms; Devon Graye

Genres
Adventure, Drama, Family

Description
Self-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.


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