Adventure ·Drama ·Action · United States of America · 1983 · 1h 45m

Never Cry Wolf

Never Cry Wolf poster
Director
Carroll Ballard
Cast
Charles Martin Smith as Tyler Zachary Ittimangnaq as Ootek Samson Jorah as Mike Hugh Webster as Drunk Brian Dennehy as Rosie
Crew
Hiro Narita — Director of Photography Peter Parasheles — Editor Michael Chandler — Editor Mark Isham — Original Music Composer Richard Kletter — Screenplay Curtis Hanson — Screenplay
Tagline

They thought he couldn't do the job. That's why they chose him.

Synopsis

A scientific researcher, sent on a government study: The Lupus Project, must investigate the possible "menace" of wolves in the north. To do so, he must survive in the wilderness for six months on his own. In the course of these events, he learns about the true beneficial and positive nature of the wolf species.

Trailer Never Cry Wolf — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
wolfnarrationinuithuskywildernessalonearctic polar circle regionalaskasnowbased on memoir or autobiographydog sledbiologist
Key Collaborators
Carroll Ballard Director Hiro Narita Director of Photography Peter Parasheles Editor Michael Chandler Editor Mark Isham Original Music Composer Richard Kletter Screenplay Curtis Hanson Screenplay Sam Hamm Screenplay Allen Lewis Producer Joseph Strick Producer Jack Couffer Producer
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