Ruf der Wildnis (2009)

Ruf der Wildnis: Directed by Richard Gabai. With Christopher Lloyd, Ariel Gade, Wes Studi, Aimee Teegarden. In Montana, a young girl attracts the attention of an evil stranger after she rescues a hurt wolf.

“Christopher Lloyd played a grieving widower who lives in small town Montana. His granddaughter visits from Boston. She is a city girl who unwillingly adopts a wolf named Buck. The grandfather reads the classic novel to her. The film is satisfactory and a traditional family film actually done on location in Montana. There is a dog sled race. Christopher Lloyd gave a terrific performance. Joyce Dewitt has a small role as a neighbor whose chickens go missing. I wished there was more of her in the film. Veronica Carwtright played the Sheriff.”