Wolf Lake (film)
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| Directed by | Burt Kennedy |
| Written by | Burt Kennedy |
| Produced by | Lance Hool |
| Starring | Rod Steiger |
| Cinematography | Carlos Montaño Álex Phillips Jr. |
| Edited by | Warner E. Leighton |
| Music by | Ken Thorne |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Filmcorp Distribution |
Release date | February 8, 1978 |
Running time | 88 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
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Wolf Lake is a 1978 film directed by Burt Kennedy and starring Rod Steiger and Robin Mattson.[1]
Plot
A group of men travel to a duck hunt in the Northwest. One of them, Charlie, is hoping to travel and forget the grief he has over his son's death in Vietnam. When he learns a young member of his party, David, is a deserter, Charlie goes berserk and hunts David.
Cast
- Rod Steiger as Charlie
- David Huffman as David
- Robin Mattson as Linda
- Jerry Hardin as Wilbur
- Richard Herd as George
- Paul Mantee as Sweeney
Production
The film was an early production for Melvin Simon Productions made in 1977. Although set in Canada, the film was made in Chihuahua in Mexico.[2]
Release
The film received a test release on October 16, 1981 under the name The Honor Guard in Colorado Springs, Las Vegas and Pueblo, Colorado with a limited theatrical release in the United States in 1982.[3][2]