Climb an Angry Mountain

• Director: Leonard Horn
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• Genre: Crime
• Movie Type: Police Detective Film, Crime Drama
• Themes: Hostage Situations, Culture Clash
• Main Cast: Barry Nelson, Clay O'Brien, Fess Parker
• Release Year: 1972
• Country: US
• Run Time: 97 minutes

Plot

The made-for-TV Climb an Angry Mountain revives the reliable "country cop vs city cop" concept, with Fess Parker and Barry Nelson on either side of the argument. New York City officer Nelson wants to use state-of-art methods to track down a fugitive Indian criminal (played by former football star Joe Kapp) who is hiding out on California's Mount Shasta. Local rancher/sheriff Parker wants to handle the case on his own, since his son (Clay O'Brien) is the fugitive's hostage. The rival authority figures eventually come to the "united we stand" understanding in trailing their quarry. Climb an Angry Mountain benefits mightily from extensive location shooting. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast

Jewel Blanch - Christina Cooper; Marj Dusay - May Franklin; Arthur Hunnicutt - Sunny; Joe Kapp - Joey Chilko; Barry Nelson - Lieutenant Frank Bryant; Clay O'Brien - Michael Cooper; Fess Parker - Sheriff Elisha Cooper; Casey Tibbs - Buck Moto; Richard Harris - Javis Dwiggins; Stella Stevens - Sheila Chilko; J.C. McElroy - Indian Minister; Kenneth Washington - Huggins

Credit

Jack T. Collis - Art Director, Leonard Horn - Director, Neil Travis - Editor, Nick Archer - Editor, George Duning - Composer (Music Score), Michel Hugo - Cinematographer, Herbert F. Solow - Producer, Sam Rolfe - Screenwriter, Joseph Calvelli - Screenwriter

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