Adventures of the Wilderness Family 3

Adventures of the Wilderness Family 3

Their survival depended on courage... a strong will to live... and luck!

G 1979 · 100 min · ★ 5.8 · Family, Adventure

A family goes "back to nature" by homesteading in the Colorado Rockies.

Directed by Jack Couffer · Written by Arthur R. Dubs

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