Klondike Fever

1979Movie⏱️ 1h 59mPG

Adventure

⭐ 5.6

IMDB Rating

260 votes

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

Director

Peter Carter

Writers

Jack London, R.J. Dryer, Martin Lager

Stars

Jeff East, Rod Steiger, Angie Dickinson

Release Date

March 2, 1980

Language

English

Country

Canada

🏆 1

Wins

🎯 8

Nominations

💬 4

Reviews

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🎭 Top Cast

Jeff East

as Jack London

Rod Steiger

as Soapy Smith

Angie Dickinson

as Belinda McNair

Lorne Greene

as Sam Steele

Barry Morse

as John Thornton

Gordon Pinsent

as Swiftwater Bill

Robin Gammell

as Merritt Sloper

Lisa Langlois

as Diamond Tooth Gertie

Michael Hogan

as Will Ryan

👤

Sherry Lewis

as Louise

🎬 Technical Specs

Sound

Mono

Color

Filming Location

Barkerville, British Columbia, Canada

Production

Klondike Fever Film Productions, CFI Investments

🏷️ Keywords

journeycanadasoapy smith charactercanadian arcticarctic

🎯 Categories

Adventure

⭐ Featured Review

YOUNG JACK LONDON IN YUKON TERRITORY.

by rsoonsa • 2004-03-31

6/10

"When 21 year old Jack London participated in the Klondike gold rush in 1897, he experienced many exciting events and the closely observed knowledge he acquired of men he met with in the chilly north was used prototypically in the tales and novels that brought him far greater success than did his attempt at mining. As an opening enscripted frame makes clear, the episodes depicted in this film are fictional but in some instances they parallel occurrences of the young author's stay in the Yukon, as we watch Jack, played earnestly by Jeff East, disembark at Skagway, Alaska, rescue a dog from..."