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A Cry in the Wilderness (1974)

A Cry in the Wilderness (1974)

Thriller TV Movie

A Family Fights for Survival in the Oregon Wilderness

Release Date: 1974, March 26
Directors: Gordon Hessler
Countries: United States of America
Production: Universal Television, ABC
Cast: Bing Russell, George Kennedy, Robert Brubaker, Collin Wilcox Paxton, Irene Tedrow, Joanna Pettet, Anne Seymour, Roy Poole, Liam Dunn, Lee Montgomery

Overview:

The father of a wilderness family gets bitten by a skunk, and fearing rabies, chains himself to a barn to protect his family should he go mad. He orders his son not to come near him no matter how persuasive or rational his appearance or argument. However, the creek dries up, indicating an upstream blockage and an imminent flood. Several trips upstream by the son have failed to locate the blockage and now Dad wants to be released...

Keywords:

race against time flood rabies