This Savage Land (1969)

57% User Rating

1h 37min

"It Was the Last Frontier...And it Took a Special Breed of Men to Tame It!"

Shortly after the Civil War, Kansas homesteaders are harassed by Confederate marauders. This was the pilot for the television series 'The Road West ', originally aired in two episodes.

Vincent McEveetyDirector

Cast

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Barry Sullivan

Benjamin Pride

Glenn Corbett

Chance Reynolds

Kathryn Hays

Elizabeth Reynolds

Andrew Prine

Timothy Pride

Brenda Scott

Margaret 'Midge' Pride

John Drew Barrymore

Stacy Daggart

George C. Scott

Jud Barker

Charles Seel

Grandpa Pride

Kelly Corcoran

Christopher 'Kip' Pride

Katherine Squire

Grandma Pride

Terry Wilson

Nate

Roy Roberts

Dr. Mordecai Reynolds

Rex Holman

Hap

Charles H. Gray

Lt. Galloway

Nicolas Surovy

Davy

Edward Faulkner

1st Stage Driver

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John Chard

Rating 60%

January 26, 2020

Not really savage, more uncomfortable really. Ohio widower Ben Pride (Barry Sullivan) moves to Kansas with his parents and children shortly after the Civil War. When they arrive in Lawrence they are harassed by Confederate marauders led by Jud Barker (George C. Scott). Ben also has matters of the heart to contend with as he starts to fall for Elizabeth Reynolds (Kathryn Hays), the daughter of the local doctor. This is basically a TV movie that was spliced together from a TV series in the 60s called The Road West. It's a bit uneven and certain character factors are hard to swallow - such as the 21 year gap between the Sullivan and Hays romance, and the underuse of Scott's complex character - yet it's well performed and has the requisite Western staples to please fans of the genre. 5.5/10