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Pine Canyon Is Burning (1977)

Pine Canyon Is Burning poster
Directed by
Christian I. Nyby II
Genre
drama film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 13m
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A widowed firefighter struggles to protect two children when a wildfire threatens their canyon community. As the flames close in, he must make dangerous choices to keep them safe.

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What happens

Pine Canyon is Burning, also known as Quail Lake, is a 1977 American drama film made for television, directed by Christian I. Nyby II and written by Robert A. Cinader. The film, about a widowed firefighter and two children in Pine Canyon, stars Kent McCord, Megan McCord, Shane Sinutko and Diana Muldaur. The 78 minute movie in a 90-minute slot aired on NBC on May 18, 1977. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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