The Wild Country (1970) : distribution, intrigue et streaming

Released in 1970, The Wild Country is an aventure, famille and western film directed by Robert Totten, running about 100 minutes. “A family leaves city life to take possession of a Wyoming ranch.” — that tagline sets the tone.

What it’s about. Uprooted from their comfortable home in Pennsylvania, James and Kate Tanner, along with their sons, Virgil and Andy, journey to the wild country of 1890s Wyoming to become farmers. Soon, they come face-to-face with tornadoes, bears and wolves. But through the hardships their love for each other endures, even when a local rancher sees the newcomers as "squatters" on his land, and will stop at nothing – including murder – to drive them out.

Who’s in it. The Wild Country stars Steve Forrest as Jim Tanner, Vera Miles as Kate Tanner, Ron Howard as Virgil Tanner and Clint Howard as Andrew Tanner, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.0/10, The Wild Country has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. In États-Unis you can rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies and YouTube. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch The Wild Country page.

If you liked it. Fans of The Wild Country tend to enjoy Le Seigneur des anneaux : Le Retour du roi, Inception, Interstellar and Le Seigneur des anneaux : La Communauté de l'anneau.