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Nov 23, 1981 · Fire on the Mountain: Directed by Donald Wrye. With Buddy Ebsen, Ron Howard, Julie Carmen, Rossie Harris. The story of one man's defiance of the United States government. The hero, John Vogelin, is an old rancher whose property adjoins the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico.
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- Drama
- Donald Wrye
- 1981-11-23
Fire on the Mountain is a 1981 American neo-Western drama television film directed by Donald Wrye and written by John Sacret Young, based on the 1962 novel of the same name by Edward Abbey. The film stars Buddy Ebsen as John Vogelin and Ron Howard as Lee Mackie.
A rancher defies the U.S. government when it tries to take his land for a missile range in New Mexico. IMDb provides the story, cast, reviews, trivia and more for this TV movie.
The hero, John Vogelin, is an old rancher. 1981 Fire Mountain Productions. All Rights Reserved. The story of one man's defiance of the United States government.
A drama film about a young developer and an old rancher who clash over a government plan to build a missile base on his land. Starring Ron Howard, Buddy Ebsen, Michael Conrad and Julie Carmen.
- Donald Wrye
- Gary Graham
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Fire On The Mountain. A 1962 novel by Edward Abbey was the source for this 1981 TV movie. Buddy Ebsen plays a stubborn oldster who refuses to leave his mountain property when it is targeted for a government missile base. Not even a promised $100,000 compensation will induce Ebsen to leave.
