Fire on the Mountain

Fire on the Mountain

1981 · 100 min · ★ 7.0 · TV Movie, Drama

A young real estate developer returns to his hometown to make a land killing but soon takes up the cause of a crusty old-timer in his struggles with the government which wants his ranch for an Army missile base.

Directed by Donald Wrye · Written by John Sacret Young

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