Stand by · pulling the latest frames
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The story of a champion sled dog named Kavik who survives a plane crash in the wilds of Alaska and is found and cared for by a young boy named Andy Evans. But the dog's owner finds Kavik and takes him back to his home in Colorado where the dog escapes and embarks on a 2,000-mile odyssey in search of Andy.
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“A boy and his sled dog against the elements.”

1980 NBC promo The Courage of Kavik, the Wolf Dog
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John Ireland
George Hunter