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The Adventures of the Wilderness Family

1975 · 105 min

A gentle, sunlit escape into mountain life, mixing cozy family moments with mild animal peril and old-fashioned wholesome adventure.

Overview
The story of a modern family bored with the hassles of the city life in Los Angeles. They head for the wilderness never to return.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • nature
  • survival
  • healing
  • freedom
Places
  • wilderness
  • countryside
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour3
Realism6
Romance1
Tension4
Darkness2
Complexity2
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
drama, family, adventure
Directed by
Stewart Raffill
Written by
Stewart Raffill, Arthur R. Dubs
Starring
Robert Logan, Susan Damante, Hollye Holmes, Ham Larsen, George Buck Flower, William Cornford, John F. Goff, Herbert F. Nelson
Music
Gene Kauer
Runtime
105 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
German, French, English

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