The Night of the Grizzly
Seen it?1966 | 108 min | Adventure, Western
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With soft box office and little lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for adventure fans. If you loved The Revenant or True Grit, start here.
- The mood
- Exciting.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 48 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1966: an older pace and style.
Marshall "Big Jim" Cole turns in his badge and heads to Wyoming with his family in order to settle on some land left him by a relative. He faces opposition both from a neighbor who wants that land for his own sons, and from a grizzly bear nicknamed "Satan" who keeps killing Cole's livestock.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$1 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 25K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Joseph Pevney
- Clint WalkerJim Cole
- Martha HyerAngela Cole
- Keenan WynnJed Curry
- Ron ElyTed Curry
- Nancy KulpWilhelmina Peterson
- Kevin BrodieCharly Cole
- Ellen CorbyHazel Squires
- Jack ElamHank
- Don HaggertySam Podds
- Leo GordonCass Dowdy