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Across the Great Divide
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Directed by Stewart Raffill
Produced by Arthur R. Dubs
Written by Stewart Raffill
Starring Robert Logan
Heather Rattray
George Buck Flower
Music by Gene Kauer
Douglas Lackey
Cinematography Gerard Alcan
Editing by R. Hansel Brown
Frank C. Decot (credited as Frank Decot)
Distributed by Pacific International Enterprises
Release date(s) December 20, 1976 (1976-12-20)
Running time 100 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Money made $18,800,000

Across the Great Divide is a 1976 American western-adventure 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.

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 ... Zachariah Coop
  • Heather Rattray ... Holly Smith
  • Mark Edward Hall ... Jason Smith
  • George Buck Flower ... Ben
  • Hal Bokar ... Sternface
  • Frank Salsedo ... Mosa (as Frank F. Salsedo)
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