Klondike Fever

Jan 12, 1980

1h 59m

★ 6.3

Overview

This movie chronicles Jack London's epic journey from San Francisco to the Klondike gold fields in 1898.

Genres

Adventure

Production Companies

CFI Investments

Klondike Fever Film Productions

Klondike Fever Trailers

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Cast

Jack London

Jeff East

Soapy Smith

Rod Steiger

Belinda McNair

Angie Dickinson

Inspector Sam Steele

Lorne Greene

John Thornton

Barry Morse

Diamond Tooth Gertie

Lisa Langlois

Merritt Sloper

Robin Gammell

Swiftwater Bill

Gordon Pinsent

Will Ryan

Michael Hogan

The Dog

Buck

(uncredited)

Vanity

Can Can Dancer (uncredited)

Deborah Wakeham

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6.0

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0.0

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5.5

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5.0

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0.0

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2.5

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5.3

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