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Starring Charlton Heston. Celebrating "The Call of the Wild," a novel by Jack London, the selection from Stockton-San Joaquin for the 2010 National Endowment for the Arts' THE BIG READ.
"John Thornton (Charlton Heston) a prospector in the 1897 Klondike Gold Rush is trying to eke out a living in the harsh conditions of the bitterly cold Yukon region of Canada, with Buck the German Shepherd dog he befriends. Thornton struggles against unscrupulous rivals and natural hazards in the extreme conditions and is greatly helped by Buck who has his own story to tell: he was abducted from a family home and taken north to become a working sled dog. Man and dog forge a true bond of friendship, working together to survive life in the treacherous frozen North."
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SHOWTIME
SAT. 05/01 at 8:00PM
Stockton Empire Theatre
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CAST AND CREW
Director: Ken Annakin
Screenwriter: Jack London (novel); screenplay by Peter Welbeck, Wyn Wells, Peter Yeldham
Producer: Artur Brauner, George Davis, Peter Manley, Harry Alan Towers
Cinematographer: John Cabrera
Editor: Thelma Connell
Music: Carlo Rustichelli
Principal Cast: Charlton Heston, Michéle Mercier, Raimund Harmstorf, George Eastman, Maria Rohm
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