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The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams

The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams

The true story of a man exiled in the wilderness and how he learns to survive

19746.21h 33mG

Overview

After fleeing into the mountains after he is wrongly accused of murder, woodsman "Grizzly Adams" discovers an uncanny bond to the indigenous wildlife of the region after rescuing an orphaned grizzly bear cub whom he adopts and calls "Ben".

Directed by Richard Friedenberg
Written by Lawrence Dobkin
Produced by Charles E. Sellier Jr.
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Top Cast

Dan Haggerty

Dan Haggerty

James Capen "Grizzly" Adams

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Don Shanks

Nakoma

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Marjorie Harper

Adult Peg

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Lisa Jones

Young Peg

William Woodson

William Woodson

Narrator

Themes & Keywords

grizzly bearsurvival

About The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams

The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams is a western, adventure, family film released in 1974 exploring themes of grizzly bear, survival. Directed by Richard Friedenberg, it stars Dan Haggerty, Don Shanks, Marjorie Harper. After fleeing into the mountains after he is wrongly accused of murder, woodsman "Grizzly Adams" discovers an uncanny bond to the indigenous wildlife of the region after rescuing an orphaned grizzly bear cub whom he adopts and calls "Ben".

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