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Cry of the Wild

Bill Mason, 1972, 88 min 4 s
This feature-length documentary from Bill Mason imparts his affection for the big northern timber wolves and the pure-white Arctic wolves ...
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This feature-length documentary from Bill Mason imparts his affection for the big northern timber wolves and the pure-white Arctic wolves. Filmed over three years in the Northwest Territories, British Columbia, the High Arctic and his home near the Gatineau Hills in Quebec, Mason sets out to dispel the myth of the bloodthirsty wolf. Going beyond the wolf's natural habitat, Mason relocated three young wolves to his own property and was able to film tribal customs, mating and birth. As a result, Cry of the Wild offers viewers access to moments in wildlife never before seen on film.
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  • Cry of the Wild

    Cry of the Wild

    This film offers some of the most intimate studies of wolves ever recorded. Bill Mason has lived among wolves in their natural environment, and even raised them as pups. In a wilderness adventure he travels to the High Arctic to observe the timber wolf and white wolf, living part of the time in an igloo. At his country home near Ottawa, three cubs are raised by Mason and his family. Some of the fascinating glimpses of the life of the pack revealed are how the social hierarchy is enforced, and how other wolves take turns at babysitting cubs.

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A qualified box-office hit, Cry of the Wild, would eventually gross over $5 million in North America. Not bad for a documentary! Bill Mason had already made a TV documentary on wolves a few years earlier entitled Death of a Legend. The success of this film encouraged Mason to try and capture the wolf on film in its natural habitat so he decided to take his camera to the Northwest Territories over three consecutive winters. He interspersed this with some footage he shot near his Gatineau Hills home in a special outdoor enclosure where he kept several wolves that had been raised in captivity. The feature documentary was to be released in Canada on a small scale. At a showing in Edmonton, the NFB was approached by an American distributor very interested in releasing it in the USA. The company bought the North American rights and released it in New York City by renting out several theatres outright and showing the film on a continuous basis. This formula, known as “four-walling,” was so successful that Cry of the Wild eventually grossed $1.8 million in New York City alone. The film was released subsequently all over the U.S. and throughout Canada (along with a non-NFB short film on the legendary Bigfoot) and played to full houses everywhere. Well over 30 years after its release, it remains a big seller in the home video market.
Director
Bill Mason
Writing
Bill Mason
Editing
Bill Mason
Voice and narration
Bill Mason
Producer
William Brind
Photography
Bill Mason
Blake James
Sound
Don Wellington
John Knight
Michel Descombes
Music
Larry Crosley
Bruce Mackay
Roger Lamoureux
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