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The Courage of Kavik, the Wolf Dog is a american film of genre Drama directed by Peter Carter released in USA on 1 january 1980 with Ronny Cox
The Courage of Kavik, the Wolf Dog (1980)
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Add to a movie listThe Courage of Kavik the Wolf Dog, also known as 'Kavik the Wolf Dog', is a 1980 made-for TV adventure film.
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Kavik, a champion sled dog, who has just won a race in Alaska, is sold for $2000 to George Hunter, a ruthless businessman from Seattle, who has local business interests. The plane carrying the dog crashes into the snow-covered wilderness; the pilot is killed and the dog is more dead than alive.Actors
Ronny Cox
(Kurt Evans)
John Ireland
(George Hunter)
Chris Wiggins
(Dr. Vic Walker)
John Candy
(Pinky)
Cec Linder
(Eddie)
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