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Alone in the Wilderness
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Alone in the Wilderness

Oct 8, 2004
0h 57m
★ 7.9

One man's 32-year Alaskan experience in the cabin he built by hand.

Overview

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.

Genres

Documentary
History
TV Movie

Production Companies

Bob Swerer Productions

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Alone in the Wilderness Trailers

Cast

Dick Proenneke

Himself

Dick Proenneke

Bob Swerer Jr.

Narrator

Bob Swerer Jr.

Wendy Ishii

Narrator

Wendy Ishii

Pamela Guest

On-air Co-host

Pamela Guest

Bob Swerer Sr.

Narrator

Bob Swerer Sr.