Nikki, Wild Dog of the North

"An unsurpassed wilderness adventure of three strange friends...a rugged man, a huge bear, and NIKKI - fighting king of a majestic breed!"

1961 1h 14m EN

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★6.4TMDB · 19

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A family film about Nikki, a half-wolf, half-dog raised in the Yukon during the gold rush era. After being separated from her master, Nikki must fend for herself amidst bears, the harsh Yukon weather, and a trapper who wants her skin.

“An unsurpassed wilderness adventure of three strange friends...a rugged man, a huge bear, and NIKKI - fighting king of a majestic breed!”

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Cast

Jean Coutu
Andre Dupas
Émile Genest
Jacques Lebeau
Uriel Luft
Makoki
Robert Rivard
Durante
Jacques Fauteux
Narrator
Nikki
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James Barron
Trapper

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jack Couffer
Writers: Ralph Wright, Winston Hibler, James Oliver Curwood
Languages: English
Countries: Canada, United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 74-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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65 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Canada, United States of America.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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5 / 8

CAST

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Jean Coutu and Émile Genest and Uriel Luft carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "An unsurpassed wilderness adventure of three strange friends...a rugged man, a huge bear, and NIKKI - fighting king of a majestic breed!".

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0055232 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 19 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Jack Couffer directs. Grant K. Smith cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Canada, United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Tight 74-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
265 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3International production across 2 countries: Canada, United States of America.
4Editor Grant K. Smith shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Jean Coutu and Émile Genest and Uriel Luft carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "An unsurpassed wilderness adventure of three strange friends...a rugged man, a huge bear, and NIKKI - fighting king of a majestic breed!".
7IMDB entry: tt0055232 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 19 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Editing: Grant K. Smith
Runtime: 74 min · 1h 14m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
IMDB: Nikki, Wild Dog of the North (1961)

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r96sk2020-07-03
★ 4/10
More of a documentary than a film. The premise, or at least the stuff that holds it together, to <em>'Nikki, Wild Dog of the North'</em> is rather light; particularly for the first and second acts, the third has a little more meat on the bones. There's also extremely questionable animal welfare, a lot of it could be trained but it's difficult not to be cynical with some of the stuff you see - especially across the opening twenty minutes. It affected my enjoyment, way more than a few other Disney films with similar issues. Cast-wise it's almost non-existent, Jean Coutu and Émile Genest are solid as Andre and Jacques respectively. Jacques Fauteux narrates the film, he is arguably the only good part to this - his delivery is near perfect. I can't honestly say I liked this as I simply didn't, the animal stuff alongside the weak plot makes for uninteresting viewing. Each to their own, as always.

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