Name: Never Cry Wolf
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Action
Released: 1983-10-07
Duration: 105 min
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Charles Martin Smith, Zachary Ittimangnaq, Samson Jorah, Hugh Webster, Brian Dennehy

1983·Adventure·1h 45m

7.1

★

A scientific researcher, sent on a government study: The Lupus Project, must investigate the possible "menace" of wolves in the north. To do so, he must survive in the wilderness for six months on his own. In the course of these events, he learns about the true beneficial and positive nature of the wolf species.

Directed by Carroll Ballard

wolf

narration

inuit

husky

wilderness

alone

arctic polar circle region

alaska

snow

based on memoir or autobiography

dog sled

biologist

1940s

wolves

frozen tundra

caribou

Trailer

IMDB

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Where to Watch

Cast

Charles Martin Smith

Tyler

Brian Dennehy

Rosie

Crew

Carroll Ballard

Director

Sam Hamm

Screenplay

Curtis Hanson

Screenplay

Mark Isham

Original Music Composer

Hiro Narita

Director of Photography

Allen Lewis

Producer

Ron Miller

Executive Producer

Popular Reviews

17 reviews

Robin Sarazan

10.0★ · 03/01/26

this was just incredible i cant believe ive never heard of it before

everyone needs to watch this

Jack Summers

10.0★ · 03/01/26

My most watched movie. My grandpa and I used to lose our minds watching this. Peak child grandpa humor. And it’s beautifully shot.

Logan OConnor

8.2★ · 05/11/25

Very quietly brilliant. Not my style at all (my grandma showed this to me) but man it was way better than I expected. Very moody and quiet but powerful and it narrowly evades the white savior narrative I thought it would have. It’s just a pure love letter to nature and it’s filled with a bitter hatred for capitalism.

Coen Simpson

8.4★ · 05/12/23

Yeah…Maybe Ted Kaczynski was right

hyder

4.0★ · 03/22/26