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The High Chaparral (1967)

The High Chaparral poster
Genre
Westerns on television
Country
United States
Length
4 seasons, 98 episodes
Rated
TV-G
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 26 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

The Cannon family runs a large Arizona ranch in the 1870s. The show follows their conflicts with outlaws and the local Apache people.

classicruggeddramaticaction-packedearnestfamily-centeredfrontiersprawling

What happens

The High Chaparral is an American Western action-adventure drama television series that aired on NBC from 1967 to 1971, starring Leif Erickson and Cameron Mitchell. The series was made by Xanadu Productions in association with NBC Productions, and was created by David Dortort, who had previously created Bonanza for the network. The theme song was written and conducted by Bonanza scorer David Rose, who also scored the two-hour pilot. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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