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Film, TV or theatrical adaptations

Several films based on the novel, or at least using elements from it, including its title, have been produced; the best-known of these, emphasizing human over canine characters, is the 1935 version starring Clark Gable and Loretta Young.

The 1972 The Call of the Wild starred Charlton Heston and Mick Steele. A television film was broadcast in 1993 that focused more on the character of John Thornton.

The 1993 movie starred Rick Schroder but was poorly received.

The 1997 movie The Call of the Wild: Dog of the Yukon starred Rutger Hauer, was narrated by Richard Dreyfuss and adapted by Graham Ludlow. It is most faithful to the novel;^[2] although the majestic Leonbergers that play "Buck" are not of the same breed as in the novel.

There was also a Call of the Wild television series broadcast in 2000.

The animated special What a Nightmare, Charlie Brown! is a parody of The Call of the Wild, with Snoopy as Buck.

There is a Japanese anime television series adaptation known as Anime Yasei no Sakebi (アニメ野性のさけび Anime Cry of Wildness), which consists of 22 episodes and is based on the novel produced by Wako of Australia.^[3] There was also an anime movie made in the 1980s, and animated by the Japanese company Toei Animation.

On June 12, 2009, Vivendi Entertainment released "Call of the Wild in Digital Real-D 3D". The family-oriented adaption was a feature-length film and was rated PG. The 14 theaters equipped for Digital Real-D 3D showed the film in 3D only. The movie didn't make much money at the box office, but it did well for its release of only 14 3D-equipped theaters, and made $750 per screen in its opening weekend, giving it an estimated $10,000. Currently, it isn't known if it will expand if more theaters install Digital 3D projectors over the summer. The film was released in 3D on DVD September 28, 2009. The DVD includes 3D glasses to watch the 3D version of the film, and went open in theaters before this date.^{[citation needed]}