If you have read the book and are looking for that same story to unfold on the silver screen, keep looking. This is a very "60's" adaptation of a raw and emotionally powerful book. To say the acting is "wooden" is an understatement. Most of the "spaghetti westerns" had more believable characters than this movie.
In the book you journey with Buck from his ranch in California to his ultimate return to the wild. In the movie, Buck is little more than a supporting character with the focus entirely on the human side of the story.
I would suggest re-reading the book instead of watching this movie, you will get much more out of the experience. If you do watch the movie, set you expectations low and you won't be disappointed...too much.
In the book you journey with Buck from his ranch in California to his ultimate return to the wild. In the movie, Buck is little more than a supporting character with the focus entirely on the human side of the story.
I would suggest re-reading the book instead of watching this movie, you will get much more out of the experience. If you do watch the movie, set you expectations low and you won't be disappointed...too much.