Synopsis
Author Bret Harte relates the story of the discovery of gold in California at Sutter's Mill, and how that discovery changed the history of the west forever.
Movie Information
- Director
- Jack Hively
- Writers
- Bret Harte
- Release Year
- 1981
- Runtime
- 100 minutes
- Genre
- TV Movie, Family, Western
- Language
- EN
- Country
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Rating
- 7.0 / 10 (2 votes)
Top Cast
John Dehner
Capt. John Sutter
Henry Jones
Joe Gillis
Gene Evans
Sam Brannon
Ken Curtis
Kentuck
Victor Mohica
Joaquin Murieta
Robert Hays
Bret Harte / Narrator
Cliff Osmond
Harry Love
Don Haggerty
Jake Brown
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