Stranger on My Land

Stranger on My Land

NR 1988 · 94 min · ★ 5.2 · TV Movie, Drama, Western

A Vietnam veteran has to fight peacefully with words once more when the Air Force wants to expropriate his ranch for the construction of an air base.

Directed by Larry Elikann · Written by Edward Hume

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