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The Call of the Wild (2020): Film vs Book
Film · 2020 · Directed by Chris Sanders · Starring Harrison Ford, Dan Stevens
About the film
A big, gentle dog is taken from a comfortable home to the Klondike gold rush and learns to survive in the wild.
How close is it to the book?
Close to the bookThe film keeps the story's route but makes it a friendlier family adventure, with a computer-made animal in the lead and gentler dangers.
Read or watch first?
The book is told from the dog's point of view and is rougher and more serious.
What the book gives you
The Call of the Wild by Jack London
A fast, vivid story of survival and instinct in the snowy north that grabs you immediately.
Who will like it: Readers who want a short, thrilling adventure through the eyes of a dog.