A Cry in the Wilderness

A Cry in the Wilderness is a 1974 American TV film directed by Gordon Hessler.

A Cry in the Wilderness
VHS cover art
Genre	Thriller
Written by	Stephen Karpf Elinor Karpf
Story by	Gilbert Wright
Directed by	Gordon Hessler
Starring	George Kennedy Joanna Pettet
Music by	Robert Prince
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Producer	Lou Morheim
Cinematography	Harry L. Wolf
Editor	Bud Hoffman
Running time	74 mins
Production company	Universal Television
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	March 26, 1974 (1974-03-26)

Plot

The father of a wilderness family gets bitten by a skunk, and fearing rabies, chains himself to a barn to protect his family should he go mad. He orders his son not to come near him no matter how persuasive or rational his appearance or argument. However, the creek dries up, indicating an upstream blockage and an imminent flood. Several trips upstream by the son have failed to locate the blockage, and now Dad wants to be released. The boy needs to decide if his father is telling the truth or his fear of the flood is due to hydrophobia--one of the symptoms of rabies.

Cast

• George Kennedy as Sam Hadley
• Joanna Pettet as Delda Hadley
• Lee Montgomery as Gus Hadley (as Lee H. Montgomery)

External links

• A Cry in the Wilderness at Letterbox DVD
• A Cry in the Wilderness at IMDb