Challenge to Be Free
6.6 /10 1 Votes
Genre Action/Adventure Country United States | 6.6/10 IMDb Narrator John McIntire Duration Language English | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Director Tay Garnett, Ford Beebe Release date November 5, 1975 (1975-11-05) Based on story
by Dick North Writer Anne Bosworth, Chuck D. Keen, Dick North (suggested by research by) Cast Mike Mazurki (Trapper), Vic Christy (Frenchy), Jimmy Kane (Old Tracks), Alex Van Bibber (Great Rifleman), Alex Van Bibber (Old Marshal McGee), Bob McKinnon (Buck Dawson)Similar movies The Grey , The Martian , The Hunger Games: Catching Fire , Into the Wild , Into the Grizzly Maze , Children of Men Tagline The true story of a man you'll always remember. He became a legend you'll never forget... | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Challenge to be free trailer 1976
Challenge to Be Free (aka Mad Trapper of the Yukon and Mad Trapper) is a 1975 Alaska Pictures film directed by Tay Garnett and stars Mike Mazurki. Challenge to be Free was a fictionalized account of the 1931 Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) pursuit of a trapper named Albert Johnson, the reputed "Mad Trapper of Rat River".
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Another film exploring the same topic was The Mad Trapper (1972), a British made-for-television production. A later fictionalized account, Death Hunt (1981), also based on the story of the RCMP pursuit of Albert Johnson, was directed by Peter R. Hunt, and starred Charles Bronson, Lee Marvin, Angie Dickinson and Carl Weathers.
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Plot
In Alaska, Trapper (Mike Mazurki) attempts to live in harmony with nature but is aware that other trappers are using inhumane traps. When he is confronted by rival trappers over his interference with their trap lines, they bring along Sargent (Fritz Ford) the local police officer. Feeling intimidated, Trapper fights back, shooting his way out of his cabin and embarking on a desperate attempt to escape the authorities.
Production
Challenge to Be Free was filmed mainly on location in Alaska, as the locale of the "Mad Trapper" manhunt was changed from the Yukon to the United States. As an American production, Johnson's character was changed to, simply, the "Trapper". The theme song, "Trapper Man" was featured. It was filmed and originally released as "The Mad Trapper of the Yukon" in 1972, but was later re-released in 1975 to a wider audience.
Reception
Reviewer Leonard Maltin characterized Challenge to Be Free as being "... A very charming film, wonderful for younger viewers."
References
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