▁drama ▁film ▁directed ▁by ▁Car roll ▁Ball ard . ▁The ▁film ▁is ▁an ▁adaptation ▁of ▁Far ley ▁M ow at ' s ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁aut obi ography ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁name ▁and ▁stars ▁Charles ▁Martin ▁Smith ▁as ▁a ▁government ▁bi ologist ▁sent ▁into ▁the ▁w ilder ness ▁to ▁study ▁the ▁car ib ou ▁population , ▁whose ▁decl ine ▁is ▁believed ▁to ▁be ▁caused ▁by ▁wol ves , ▁even ▁though ▁no ▁one ▁has ▁seen ▁a ▁w olf ▁kill ▁a ▁car ib ou . ▁The ▁film ▁also ▁features ▁Brian ▁Den ne hy ▁and ▁Zach ary ▁I tt im ang na q . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁Disney ▁film ▁to ▁be ▁released ▁under ▁the ▁new ▁W alt ▁Disney ▁Pictures ▁label . ▁ ▁The ▁film ▁is ▁also ▁notable ▁for ▁being ▁among ▁the ▁only ▁Disney - brand ed ▁live - action ▁films ▁to ▁feature ▁brief ▁full - front al ▁male ▁n ud ity , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁scenes ▁with ▁bare ▁but to cks . ▁ ▁The ▁narr ation ▁for ▁the ▁film ▁was ▁written ▁by ▁Charles ▁Martin ▁Smith , ▁Eug ene ▁Cor r ▁and ▁Christ ina ▁L ues cher . ▁ ▁Plot ▁Young , ▁na ï ve ▁Canadian ▁bi ologist ▁Ty ler ▁is ▁assigned ▁by ▁the ▁government ▁to ▁travel ▁to ▁the ▁isolated ▁Canadian ▁Ar ctic ▁w ilder ness ▁and ▁study ▁why ▁the ▁area ' s ▁car ib ou ▁population ▁is ▁decl ining , ▁believed ▁to ▁be ▁due ▁to ▁w olf - pack ▁attacks ; ▁amongst ▁his ▁orders ▁to ▁study ▁them , ▁he ▁is ▁also ▁given ▁a