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Alone in the Wilderness (2004)

Movie
Audience Score
78
Alone in the Wilderness
G 57 minOct 8th, 2004History, DocumentaryThe Dick Proenneke Collection PosterPart of The Dick Proenneke Collection
Dick Proenneke retired at age 50 in 1967 and decided to build his own cabin in the wilderness at the base of the Aleutian Peninsula, in what is now Lake Clark National Park. Using color footage he shot himself, Proenneke traces how he came to this remote area, selected a homestead site and built his log cabin completely by himself. The documentary covers his first year in-country, showing his day-to-day activities and the passing of the seasons as he sought to scratch out a living alone in the wilderness.
StarringDick ProennekeBob Swerer Jr.Wendy Ishii
DirectorsDick ProennekeBob Swerer Sr.Bob Swerer Jr.
WritersSam KeithDick Proenneke

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:October 8th, 2004
Original Language:English
Production Companies:Bob Swerer Productions
Alone in the Wilderness on the Web:Official Website
Movie Tags:
wildernesshermitlog cabin

The Dick Proenneke Collection

Dick Proenneke was an American naturalist who lived alone in the high mountains of Alaska at a place called Twin Lakes. Living simply in a log cabin he constructed by hand, Proenneke made valuable recordings of both scientific data and film of his life in the woods. The resulting footage was made into a series of documentary films.