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Little House on the Prairie (1974)

Little House on the Prairie poster
Directed by
Michael Landon
Genre
biographical film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 36m
Rated
12
Rating
8.1 of 10 from 21 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This 1974 film follows the Ingalls family as they leave their home in Wisconsin and settle on the Kansas prairie. It shows everyday pioneer life with the parents and their three daughters.

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What happens

Little House on the Prairie is a 1974 American television film which served as the backdoor pilot to the NBC television series of the same name. The film premiered on NBC on March 30, 1974. It is closely based on the novel of the same title; the second of the Little House book series by Laura Ingalls Wilder. The pilot film was produced by Ed Friendly with the script written by Blanche Hanalis and directed by Michael Landon. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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