One of a host of films from a wave in Italian film that was influenced by the work of Jack London this film stars Franco Nero, Virna Lisi and a typecast bad guy John Steiner. For Maurice Poli his extremely minor role in this was prior to his lead in Bava's incredible Rabid Dogs.
While the film does have a cute kid and dog story, features a slapstick fistfight, a musical number and has a number of family friendly themes parental discretion is advised in the case of younger children because there is a fair bit of blood and violence too. The canine star, which is uncredited, is clearly a german shepherd and not a wolf hybrid as the story suggests.
