The rugged Canadian wilderness is the backdrop to this story of a dog separated from his owner.The rugged Canadian wilderness is the backdrop to this story of a dog separated from his owner.The rugged Canadian wilderness is the backdrop to this story of a dog separated from his owner.
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- TriviaAll French-Canadian actors did dub themselves in the French version. No explanation if it was done either in Disney studios in Los Angeles, in Montreal's "Syncro-Québec" studio or SPS studio in Paris, France.
- ConnectionsEdited into The Magical World of Disney: Nikki, Wild Dog of the North: Part 1 (1964)
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Questionable animal welfare
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.
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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- r96sk
- Jul 3, 2020
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- Nomadi sa sjevera
- Filming locations
- Kananaskis Country, Alberta, Canada(exterior scenes)
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- Runtime1 hour 14 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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