Mara of the Wilderness | |
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Directed by | Frank McDonald |
Produced by | Brice Mack |
Written by |
Thomas W. Blackburn Rod Scott |
Starring |
Adam West Linda Saunders Theo Marcuse |
Music by | Harry Bluestone |
Cinematography | Robert Wyckoff |
Edited by | Harold Gordon |
Production
company |
Unicorn Films
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Distributed by | Allied Artists |
Release date
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Running time
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90 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Mara of the Wilderness is a 1965 adventure film directed by Frank McDonald, produced by former Disney animator Brice Mack with his studio Unicorn Films, and starring Adam West, Lori Saunders, and Theodore Marcuse.
In the contemporary areas of Alaska, Mara Wade (Lori Saunders) is a wild woman whose parents are killed in a Bear attack. Raised by wolves and wearing only a fur dress, she rescues and befriends an anthropologist named Ken Williams (Adam West) who is interested in teaching her what is in the world. But she is hunted as well by a ruthless carnival worker named Jarnagan (Theodore Marcuse) causing Ken to work to keep her safe.