The Overlanders

Overview

The year is 1862. The settings. The Canadian northwest. The lure is gold. Nine men, two women (one of them pregnant), and a young boy begin the odyssey which is to change all their lives. Through jungle-like forests, they look for a trail abandoned 10 years before by explorers and fur-traders. It runs out in a beautiful mountain trap, a box canyon with a waterfall. Left leaderless when death strikes, the vulnerable band must find another route. They decide to descend the mighty Fraser river by raft. Those who survive the great Grand Canyon rapids must continue on foot.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

March 25, 1974

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

Canada

Production

CBC

Cast

Andrew Mowatt,Claude Maher,Helen Shaver,Hélène Lasnier,Franklin Johnston,Franklin Johnson,Joseph Golland,Michael Collins,Marek Norman,Peter Haworthand 4 more

Director

Don Eccleston

Writer

Len Peterson

Producer

Don Eccleston

Cinematography

Bob Reid

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0810998