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Nikki, Wild Dog of the North

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6.2/10 • 16

1961-07-121h 14m

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

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.

Directors
Jack Couffer, Don Haldane
Writters
Ralph Wright, Winston Hibler
Editors
Ralph Wright, Winston Hibler, Grant K. Smith

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  1. Jean Coutu

    Jean Coutu

    Andre Dupas

  2. Émile Genest

    Émile Genest

    Jacques Lebeau

  3. Uriel Luft

    Uriel Luft

    Makoki

  4. Robert Rivard

    Robert Rivard

    Durante

  5. Jacques Fauteux

    Jacques Fauteux

    Narrator

  6. Nikki

    Nikki

    Self

  7. James Barron

    James Barron

    Trapper

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r96sk

Jul 3, 2020

4/10

More of a documentary than a film. The premise, or at least the stuff that holds it together, to 'Nikki, Wild Dog of the North' 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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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
wildernessyukon, canada