Fire on the Mountain (1981)

Directed by

Donald Wrye

Genre

drama film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 40m

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An old rancher in New Mexico fights to keep his land from being taken over by developers. A young friend helps him try to hold on to his way of life.

nostalgicreflectiveslow-pacedbittersweetearthyintimatecontemplative

What happens

Fire on the Mountain is a 1981 American neo-Western drama television film directed by Donald Wrye and written by John Sacret Young, based on the 1962 novel of the same name by Edward Abbey. The film stars Buddy Ebsen as John Vogelin and Ron Howard as Lee Mackie. It originally aired on NBC on November 23, 1981. The film marked Ron Howard's last major acting role of any kind before he transitioned into becoming a full-time film director. Afterward, Howard would act in only one more project, reprising his role as Opie Taylor in the 1986 Andy Griffith Show reunion movie Return to Mayberry, also on NBC. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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