Never Cry Wolf

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Never Cry Wolf

PG,

1983,

1h 46m,

Adventure/

Drama

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Research scientist Tyler (Charles Martin Smith) is sent to the desolate Canadian tundra to find out whether the local wolf population is responsible for decimating Canada's caribou herds. Helped by Ootek (Zachary Ittimangnaq), a local Inuit native, Farley manages to establish an observation post and, while braving the harsh climate, begins to study a family of wolves, as well as the caribou. He eventually determines that the greatest danger to the caribou doesn't move on four legs.

Richard Schickel

TIME Magazine

Mar 9, 2009

Ballard and his masterly crew of film makers have reimagined a corner of the natural world...They leave us awed.

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Ronald Holloway

Variety

Jul 23, 2008

Measures up to the promise Ballard amply provided in his first feature, The Black Stallion.

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Vincent Canby

New York Times

Aug 30, 2004

3.5/5

Perhaps the best thing about the film is that the wolves are never made to seem like strange but cuddly dogs. They look like wolves, not especially threatening but still remote and complete unto themselves.

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Octavi Marti

El Pais (Spain)

Feb 6, 2020

A splendid movie because of the quality and strength of its images as well as the tone of the story. [Full Review in Spanish]

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Common Sense Media Editors

Common Sense Media

Apr 5, 2011

4/5

Suspenseful, poignant wilderness film; a few gross scenes.

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

Feb 14, 2009

A-

Genuinely affecting nature film with spectacular location shots.

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Feb 5, 2019

my father too me too see this in the theatre when I was 9 years old. I loved the movie even though at that time I didn't understand the context. The scientist was sent to study the wolves because it was claimed that the wolves were depleting the herds. The government also didn't take the project seriously, and sent the scientist with all sorts of unnecessary supplies. during his observations, the scientist realized that the wolves were only occasionally hunting the weak & sick animals, but their primary diet was rodents, and the study changed the world view of the predators place in the food chain.

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Finn W

Nov 12, 2018

Unusual and good. Nice too, say Blobbo.

George W

Nov 12, 2018

I'm with Blobbo. This was pretty good.

Anakin S

Mar 1, 2017

Biologist is transported to Arctic isolation, largely to fend for himself, to research the wolf and the cause of the disappearing caribou numbers. At times strikingly filmed and engrossing as well, from Farley Mowat's autobiographical book.

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Carroll Ballard

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Charles Martin Smith

Farley Mowat

Brian Dennehy

Rosie

Zachary Ittimangnaq

Ootek

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Synopsis

Research scientist Tyler (Charles Martin Smith) is sent to the desolate Canadian tundra to find out whether the local wolf population is responsible for decimating Canada's caribou herds. Helped by Ootek (Zachary Ittimangnaq), a local Inuit native, Farley manages to establish an observation post and, while braving the harsh climate, begins to study a family of wolves, as well as the caribou. He eventually determines that the greatest danger to the caribou doesn't move on four legs.

Director: Carroll Ballard
Producer: Lewis M. Allen, Jack Couffer, Joseph Strick
Screenwriter: Curtis Hanson, Sam Hamm, Richard Kletter
Production Co: Walt Disney Pictures
Rating: PG
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 14, 1983, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 1, 2014
Runtime: 1h 46m
Sound Mix: Surround, Stereo

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