Brown Wolf

Duration: 1000 ft

Year Published: 1972

Creator: Learning Corp of America

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Credits: Kaczender, George.

Copyright: Registered 18Sep72 · LP43090 (Jan-Jun 1974) Copyright holder: Learning Company of America, a division of Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc

Description: Adaptation of a Jack London story spotlighting the conflict between the call of the wild and civilization. A man attempts to shoot his dog in order to survive, but the dog escapes and is taken in by a young couple. Eventually the man returns and claims his dog, which chooses to return to the wild. Set in the early 1900’s. Suitable for upper primary and lower secondary levels.

Complete Record: Dramatizes Jack London’s story about two people’s efforts to possess a wild and beautiful DOG. In the frozen Klondike country in 1901, an intelligent brown DOG senses the intentions of his starving master and narrowly escapes being shot for food. He forges his way through treacherous countryside until he is discovered by a young poet and his wife in northern California. As the weeks pass, the couple works patiently to tame the magnificent animal they call “Wolf.” When a chance meeting between “Wolf” and his Klondike master causes a bitter dispute over ownership, the two parties agree to leave the choice to the DOG.

Metadata Source:BERKELEY ART MUSEUM AND PACIFIC FILM ARCHIVE