{{Infobox film | name = Moonwolf | native_name = {{langx|de|Zurück aus dem Weltall}} | image = Moon Wolf.jpg | caption = US release film poster | director = Georges Friedland <br> Martin Nosseck | producer = Wolfgang Brauner <br> T. J. Särkkä | writer = Georges Friedland <br> Johannes Hendrich | based_on = ''White Fang'' by Jack London | starring = Carl Möhner <br> Anneli Sauli <br> Helmut Schmid | cinematography = Esko Töyri <br> Herbert Körner <br> Pentti Auer | editing = Jutta Hering | music = Peter Thomas | production_companies = Alfa Film <br> Central Cinema Company Film <br> Suomen Filmiteollisuus | distributor = Deutscher Filmring (Germany) <br> Suomen Filmiteollisuus (Finland) <br> Allied Artists Pictures (United States) | country = West Germany <br> Finland | language = German | runtime = 90 min | released = {{Film date|1959|5|6|West Germany|1960|1|16|Finland|1966|5|11|United States|df=y}} }} '''''Moonwolf''''' ({{langx|de|Zurück aus dem Weltall}}; {{langx|fi|Avaruusraketilla rakkauteen}}) 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.<ref name="elonet">{{cite web |url=https://elonet.finna.fi/Record/kavi.elonet_elokuva_117438?imgid=1|title=Avaruusraketilla rakkauteen|language=fi |website=Elonet |publisher=National Audiovisual Institute |accessdate=2023-05-24 }}</ref>
== Plot == The Federal Republic of Germany decides to send a wolf dog named Wolff into space aboard 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.<ref name="elonet"/> 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%.<ref name="elonet"/>
== Release == In the United States, the English-dubbed version of the film was distributed by Allied Artists Pictures and released in 1966.<ref name="elonet"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/563308/moonwolf/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210513035413/https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/563308/moonwolf|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 13, 2021|title=Moonwolf (1966)|publisher=Turner Classic Movies|access-date=24 May 2023}}</ref> On video, the film was distributed by Sinister Cinema.<ref name="elonet"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sinistercinema.com/product.asp?specific=33939|title=Sci Fi MOON FOLF*|website=sinistercinema.com|access-date=24 May 2023}}</ref>
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== External links == *''[https://www.allmovie.com/movie/moonwolf-vm63680 Moonwolf]'' at AllMovie *{{IMDb title|0053470}} *''[https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/moon_wolf Moonwolf]'' at Rotten Tomatoes
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Category:1959 German-language films Category:Finnish science fiction films Category:German science fiction films Category:West German films Category:Films about dogs Category:Films based on White Fang Category:Films set in Lapland (Finland) Category:Films shot in Finland Category:Films shot in Germany Category:Films scored by Peter Thomas (composer) Category:1959 science fiction films Category:West German black-and-white films Category:Finnish black-and-white films