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The Wild Country
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The Wild Country

1970-12-16 · 100 min · ★ 6.0

Adventure · Family · Western

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.

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Directors
Robert Totten
Production companies
Walt Disney Productions
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

Top Cast

Steve ForrestSteve ForrestJim Tanner
Vera MilesVera MilesKate Tanner
Ron HowardRon HowardVirgil Tanner
Clint HowardClint HowardAndrew Tanner
Jack ElamJack ElamThompson
Frank De KovaFrank De KovaTwo Dog
Morgan WoodwardMorgan WoodwardAb Cross
Dub TaylorDub TaylorPhil
Woody ChamblissWoody ChamblissDakota
Karl SwensonKarl SwensonJensen
Mills WatsonMills WatsonFeathers
Rance HowardRance HowardCleve
Larry D. MannUnited States Marshall
F. Ben MillerShelby

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