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β 6.2 Β· 1976 Β· 105m Β· Action Β· Drama Β· Family Β· Western
Two orphans set out to claim their inheritance - a 400 acre plot of land in Salem Oregon. To Do so they must cross the rugged snow covered Rocky Mountains in the year 1876.
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