Moonwolf
Moonwolf (; ) is a 1959 West German-Finnish science fiction film directed by Georges Friedland and Martin Nosseck. The film is loosely based on the 1906 novel White Fang by Jack London.

Plot 
The Federal Republic of Germany decides to send a wolf dog named Wolff into space on a rocket, but there are problems with Wolff's feeding, so it is decided to bring the dog back to the earth's surface, resulting in the rocket carrying Wolff landing in Finnish Lapland. Dr. Holm (Carl Möhner) and Professor Robert (Richard Häussler) go to Finland to find out where the rocket landed. During the trip, Holm tells Robert about his previous research trip to Finland, when he met Ara (Anneli Sauli), the daughter of the owner of the weather station, and from where he initially brought Wolff with him to Germany.

Cast 
 Carl Möhner as Dr. Peter Holm
 Anneli Sauli as Ara
 Helmut Schmid as Johann
 Paul Dahlke as Ara's father
 Richard Häussler as Professor Robert
 Ingrid Lutz as Ilona
 Horst Gentzen as Prof. Robert's assistant
 Åke Lindman as a lumberjack

Production 
Most of the exterior shots of the film were shot in Finnish Lapland, and some of the interior shots were shot in the halls of Suomen Filmiteollisuus (SF) in Helsinki during April-May 1958. The rest of the interior shots were shot in the studios of CCC Film in West Berlin. According to cinematographer Esko Töyri, SF's share of the financing of the co-production film was about 80%, and Töyri's share of filming was about 70-75%.

Release 
In the United States, the English-dubbed version of the film was distributed by Allied Artists Pictures and released in 1966. On video, the film was distributed by Sinister Cinema.

References

External links 
Moonwolf at AllMovie

Moonwolf at Rotten Tomatoes

1950s science fiction films
1950s German-language films
Finnish science fiction films
German science fiction films
West German films
Films about dogs
Films based on White Fang
Films set in Lapland
Films shot in Finland
Films shot in Germany