Across the Great Divide (film)

Not to be confused with Along the Great Divide.

Across the Great Divide is a 1976 American Western film directed by Stewart Raffill and starring Robert Logan, Heather Rattray, and George Buck Flower. The film was shot on location in Utah and Canada.

Across the Great Divide
Theatrical poster
Directed by	Stewart Raffill
Written by	Stewart Raffill
Produced by	Arthur R. Dubs
Starring	Robert Logan Heather Rattray George Buck Flower
Cinematography	Gerard Alcan
Edited by	R. Hansel Brown Frank C. Decot (credited as Frank Decot)
Music by	Gene Kauer Douglas Lackey
Distributed by	Pacific International Enterprises
Release date	December 20, 1976 (1976-12-20)
Running time	100 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$8 million

Plot

In 1876, two orphans, Holly and Jason, travel across the Rocky Mountains to claim their inheritance at the end of the Oregon Trail. They run into Zachariah Coop, a gambler on the run from a group of angry men. Coop tries to join the two kids, but at first they don't know whether to trust him. The trio shows unyielding courage in the face of hardship, adventure and danger as they travel across the Great Divide to reach their dream.

Cast

• Robert Logan as Zachariah Coop
• Heather Rattray as Holly Smith
• Mark Edward Hall as Jason Smith
• George Buck Flower as Ben
• Hal Bokar as Sternface
• Frank Salsedo as Mosa

Release

The film was released on December 20, 1976 by Pacific International Enterprises.

The film was officially released on DVD on January 1, 2003. More recently, the film was released on Blu-ray and digital format by Lionsgate.

See also

• List of American films of 1976
• The Adventures of the Wilderness Family
• The Sea Gypsies
• Matt and Jenny

External links

• Across the Great Divide at IMDb
• Across the Great Divide at Rotten Tomatoes
• Across the Great Divide at the TCM Movie Database
• Across the Great Divide at AllMovie