Adventure ·Family ·Western · United States of America · 1970 · 1h 40m

The Wild Country

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Director
Robert Totten
Cast
Steve Forrest as Jim Tanner Vera Miles as Kate Tanner Ron Howard as Virgil Tanner Clint Howard as Andrew Tanner Jack Elam as Thompson Frank De Kova as Two Dog
Crew
Frank V. Phillips — Director of Photography Robert Stafford — Editor Calvin Clements Jr. — Screenplay Paul Savage — Screenplay Ron Miller — Producer Robert Clatworthy — Production Design
Tagline

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

Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
parent child relationshiptornadofamily relationshipsfarmingirrigation
Key Collaborators
Robert Totten Director Frank V. Phillips Director of Photography Robert Stafford Editor Calvin Clements Jr. Screenplay Paul Savage Screenplay Ron Miller Producer Robert Clatworthy Production Design
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