Alone in the Wilderness

One man's 32-year Alaskan experience in the cabin he built by hand.

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History
TV Movie
Documentary

Overview

Dick Proenneke retired at age 50 in 1967 and decided to build his own cabin in the wilderness at the base of the Aleutian Peninsula, in what is now Lake Clark National Park. Using color footage he shot himself, Proenneke traces how he came to this remote area, selected a homestead site and built his log cabin completely by himself. The documentary covers his first year in-country, showing his day-to-day activities and the passing of the seasons as he sought to scratch out a living alone in the wilderness.

Keywords

hermit
wilderness
log cabin
aleutian islands

Details

Status: Released
Release date: October 8, 2004
Original language: English
Spoken languages: English
Countries: United States of America
Production: Bob Swerer Productions
Cast: Dick Proenneke,Bob Swerer Jr.,Wendy Ishii,Pamela Guest,Bob Swerer Sr.
Director: Dick Proenneke,Bob Swerer Jr.,Bob Swerer Sr.
Writer: Sam Keith,Dick Proenneke
Budget: Not recorded
Revenue: Not recorded
Homepage: Official site
IMDb: tt0437806