White Fang

"Where civilization ends, their journey begins."

1991 1h 47m EN

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★6.7TMDB · 686

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Jack London's classic adventure story about the friendship developed between a Yukon gold hunter and the mixed dog-wolf he rescues from the hands of a man who mistreats him.

“Where civilization ends, their journey begins.”

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Cast

Ethan Hawke
Jack Conroy
Klaus Maria Brandauer
Alex Larson
Seymour Cassel
Skunker
Susan Hogan
Belinda Casey
James Remar
Beauty Smith
Bill Moseley
Luke
Suzanne Kent
Heather
Pius Savage
Grey Beaver

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Randal Kleiser
Writers: Jeanne Rosenberg, David Fallon, Nick Thiel
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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35 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "White Fang Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Randal Kleiser, shot by Tony Pierce-Roberts. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Basil Poledouris. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Lisa Day shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Ethan Hawke and Klaus Maria Brandauer and Seymour Cassel carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Where civilization ends, their journey begins.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0103247 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Randal Kleiser directs. Tony Pierce-Roberts behind the camera. Basil Poledouris scores. Lisa Day cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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135 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Part of the "White Fang Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Randal Kleiser, shot by Tony Pierce-Roberts. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Basil Poledouris. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Lisa Day shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Ethan Hawke and Klaus Maria Brandauer and Seymour Cassel carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Where civilization ends, their journey begins.".
8IMDB entry: tt0103247 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 14 themes, including "friendship", "gold", "treasure", "based on novel or book".

The technical file

Cinematography: Tony Pierce-Roberts
Original score: Basil Poledouris
Editing: Lisa Day
Production design: Michael S. Bolton
Costume design: Jenny Beavan
Makeup / hair: Gigi Coker
Sound: Dessie Markovsky
Stunt coordinator: Rick Barker
Runtime: 107 min · 1h 47m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.78:1 (16:9)
Status: Released
Budget: $14,000,000
Box office: $34,793,160
Return: 249% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG
IMDB: White Fang (1991)

Awards

Genesis Award

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Part of

White Fang Collection

White Fang is a 1991 American Northern adventure drama film directed by Randal Kleiser, starring Ethan Hawke, Klaus Maria Brandauer and Seymour Cassel. Based on Jack London's 1906 novel White Fang, it tells the story of the friendship between a young Klondike gold prospector and a wolfdog. A sequel to the film, White Fang 2: Myth of the White Wolf, was released in 1994.

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r96sk2020-09-20
★ 7/10
Nice film. I enjoyed <em>'White Fang'</em>. A young Ethan Hawke appears as Jack in the lead role, one he does very well in. Klaus Maria Brandauer is alongside him, portraying Alex. Brandauer is the better of the two, but both play big parts in making the film a good one. The plot isn't anything tremendously memorable but it is something I felt entertained by, I never got bored at any point of the 107 minute run time. There's a couple of nice scenes, particularly one with Hawke and Jed the Wolfdog. The locations are shot pretty nicely, too. Recommended.

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