The Adventures of Frontier Fremont
| The Adventures of Frontier Fremont | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Richard Friedenberg |
| Written by | David O'Malley |
| Story by | Richard Friedenberg Charles E. Sellier Jr. |
| Produced by | David O'Malley Charles E. Sellier Jr. |
| Starring | Dan Haggerty Denver Pyle |
| Cinematography | George Stapleford |
| Edited by | Sharron Miller |
| Music by | Bob Summers |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Sunn Classic Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 106 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $5.5 million[1] |
The Adventures of Frontier Fremont, released in the UK as Spirit of the Wild, is a 1976 American Western adventure film directed by Richard Friedenberg, starring Dan Haggerty and Denver Pyle. The Adventures of Frontier Fremont, a family based movie, tells the story of Jacob "Frontier" Fremont. Fremont, originally from St. Louis, gives up his job as a tinsmith in favor of a life as a mountain man. In the mountains he befriends and protects many local animals. Denver Pyle co-stars as "the old mountaineer". Three of the stars, Dan Haggerty, Denver Pyle and Don Shanks, also appeared together in the TV series The Life And Times Of Grizzly Adams.
Cast
[edit]- Dan Haggerty as Jacob "Frontier" Fremont
- Denver Pyle as Old mountain man
- Tony Mirrati as Kemp
- Norman Goodman as Williams
- Teri Hernandez as Shining Water
- Don Shanks as Indian
- Lee Sollenberger as Man at fort
Production
[edit]Parts of the film were shot in Park City, Kamas and Uinta National Forest in Utah.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Donahue, Suzanne Mary (1987). American film distribution : the changing marketplace. UMI Research Press. p. 292. ISBN 9780835717762. Please note figures are for rentals in US and Canada
- ^ D'Arc, James V. (2010). When Hollywood came to town: a history of movie making in Utah (1st ed.). Layton, Utah: Gibbs Smith. ISBN 978-14-23605-87-4.
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