The Great Adventure

The Great Adventure

They Stood Together and Changed the Destiny of an Entire Frontier

1975 · 98 min · ★ 4.1 · Adventure, Western

During the American Gold Rush era, an orphaned boy and his wild dog who must battle against the Yukon wilderness and human greed to help save a frontier town.

Directed by Gianfranco Baldanello · Written by John Fonseca

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