Fire on the Mountain (1981 film)
Fire on the Mountain is a 1981 American made-for-television film adaptation of the Edward Abbey novel, Fire on the Mountain, directed by Donald Wrye and starring Buddy Ebsen as John Vogelin, Ron Howard as Lee Mackie and Michael Conrad as Col. Desalius.
| Fire on the Mountain | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama |
| Written by | Edward Abbey (book) John Sacret Young |
| Directed by | Donald Wrye |
| Starring | Ron Howard Buddy Ebsen Julie Carmen Ross Harris |
| Theme music composer | Basil Poledouris |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | John J. McMahon |
| Producers | Robert Lovenheim (producer) Don Miller (associate producer) Rick Rosenthal (producer) John Sacret Young (producer) John Sacret Young (supervising producer) |
| Cinematography | Woody Omens |
| Editor | Ronald J. Fagan |
| Running time | 120 min. |
| Production companies | Carson Productions River City Productions Inc. |
| Distributor | NBC |
| Release | |
| Original network | NBC |
| Picture format | Color |
| Audio format | Mono |
| Original release | November 23, 1981 |
The hero of the movie is Vogelin, a New Mexico rancher whose land adjoins the White Sands Missile Range and is about to be condemned by the United States Air Force to use his land to expand a bombing range. He is the last holdout among the several people whose land the Air Force wants, and he refuses to move. A young land developer, Mackie, is sent to vacate the rancher, but soon he joins in defying the military. Soon it boils down to a battle of wills between Vogelin and the equally bullheaded army officer Colonel Desalius.
Cast
- Buddy Ebsen as John Vogelin
- Ron Howard as Lee Mackie
- Julie Carmen as Cruza Peralta
- Ross Harris as Billy Starr
- Ed Brodow as Maj. Parrell
- Michael Conrad as Col. Desalius
- Gary Graham as Marshal Burr
- Derrel Maury
- Xander Berkeley
- Richard Chaves as Army lieutenant
- Harvey Vernon as Bartender
- Will Hare as Hayduke