The Mad Trapper (1972 film)
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For the 1975 film, see Challenge to Be Free. For the person known as the Mad Trapper, see Albert Johnson (criminal).
The Mad Trapper is a 1972 British made-for-television docudrama film. The Mad Trapper is based on the 1931 Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) pursuit of a trapper named Albert Johnson, the reputed "Mad Trapper of Rat River".[1]
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The Mad Trapper | |
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Directed by | David Cobham |
Starring | Richard Alden Joe Austin Brandon Brady |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
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Production company | David Cobham Productions |
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Release | 28 December 1972 (1972-12-28) |
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A later film exploring the same topic was Challenge to Be Free (a.k.a. Mad Trapper of the Yukon and Mad Trapper) (1975) directed by Tay Garnett and stars Mike Mazurki.[2] A later fictionalized account, Death Hunt (1981), also based on the story of the RCMP pursuit of Albert Johnson, was directed by Peter R. Hunt, and starred Charles Bronson, Lee Marvin, Angie Dickinson and Carl Weathers.[3]