Run, Cougar, Run is a 1972 American Western film directed by Jerome Courtland and written by Louis Pelletier. The film stars Stuart Whitman, Frank Aletter, Lonny Chapman, Douglas Fowley, Harry Carey, Jr. and Alfonso Arau. The film was released on October 18, 1972, by Buena Vista Distribution.[1][2]
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Directed by | Jerome Courtland |
Screenplay by | Louis Pelletier |
Based on | The Mountain Lion by Robert William Murphy |
Produced by | James Algar |
Starring | Stuart Whitman Frank Aletter Lonny Chapman Douglas Fowley Harry Carey, Jr. Alfonso Arau |
Narrated by | Ian Tyson |
Cinematography | William Cronjager |
Edited by | Gordon D. Brenner |
Music by | Buddy Baker |
Production company | Walt Disney Productions |
Distributed by | Buena Vista Distribution |
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Running time | 87 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Set in Utah, the film tells the story of a cougar whose mate has been killed by a hunter. She must raise her three cubs, teaching them to survive the harsh realities of the wilderness, while the hunter continues to track the animals with the intent to kill them.
Parts of the film were shot at Castle Valley, Arches, Seven mile Canyon, Dead Horse Point, and the La Sal Mountains in Utah.[3]
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