A family leaves city life to take possession of a Wyoming ranch.
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.
The Wild Country (1970) is a adventure, family and western film directed by Robert Totten, released on December 16, 1970 with a runtime of 1h 40m. It stars Steve Forrest, Vera Miles, Ron Howard and Clint Howard. Viewers rate it 6.0 out of 10 across 10 ratings.
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
Morgan Woodward
as Ab Cross
Dub Taylor
as Phil
Woody Chambliss
as Dakota
Karl Swenson
as Jensen
Mills Watson
as Feathers
Rance Howard
as Cleve
Directed by Robert Totten, written by Ralph Moody, Paul Savage and Calvin Clements Jr., produced by Ron Miller.
Average viewer score of 6.0/10 from 10 ratings.
It ends nicely enough, but everything up until that point is underwhelming. A lot happens in <em>'The Wild Country'</em>, most of which negatively affects the protagonists. Despite that, I never really felt connected to the story and/or characters. The dialogue and behaviour for the latter is rather iffy. Steve Forrest does a solid enough job in the role of Jim, though his wife (Vera Miles) and kids (Ron Howard,…
Reviewed on August 4, 2020
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The Wild Country (1970) is currently available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home. No subscription streaming option is listed right now, so availability may change.
The main cast of The Wild Country (1970) includes Steve Forrest, Vera Miles, Ron Howard, Clint Howard and Jack Elam. The film was directed by Robert Totten. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
The Wild Country was released on December 16, 1970 and runs for 1h 40m.
The Wild Country (1970) holds an average rating of 6.0 out of 10 from 10 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy adventure, family and western films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
