The Wild Country (1970)

  • G
  • 12/16/1970 (US)
  • Adventure, Family, Western
  • 1h 40m

A family leaves city life to take possession of a Wyoming ranch.

Overview

Uprooted from their comfortable home in Pennsylvania, James and Kate Tanner, along with their sons, Virgil and Andy, journey to the wild country of 1890s Wyoming to become farmers. Soon, they come face-to-face with tornadoes, bears and wolves. But through the hardships their love for each other endures, even when a local rancher sees the newcomers as "squatters" on his land, and will stop at nothing – including murder – to drive them out.

Robert Totten

Director

Calvin Clements Jr.

Screenplay

Paul Savage

Screenplay

Cast

Steve Forrest's headshot

Steve Forrest

Jim Tanner
Vera Miles's headshot

Vera Miles

Kate Tanner
Ron Howard's headshot

Ron Howard

Virgil Tanner
Clint Howard's headshot

Clint Howard

Andrew Tanner
Jack Elam's headshot

Jack Elam

Thompson
Frank De Kova's headshot

Frank De Kova

Two Dog
Morgan Woodward's headshot

Morgan Woodward

Ab Cross
Dub Taylor's headshot

Dub Taylor

Phil

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