A Cry in the Wilderness

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...

Details

Status

Released

Release date

March 26, 1974

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United States of America

Production

Universal Television,American Broadcasting Company (ABC),ABC

Cast

Liam Dunn,George Kennedy,Roy Poole,Robert Brubaker,Joanna Pettet,Bing Russell,Anne Seymour,Collin Wilcox Paxton,Lee Montgomery,Irene Tedrow

Director

Gordon Hessler

Writer

Steven Karpf,Gilbert Wright,Elinor Karpf

Producer

Lou Morheim

Cinematography

Harry L. Wolf

Music

Robert Prince

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0071374