Fire on the Mountain (1981 film)

Fire on the Mountain is a 1981 American neo-Western drama television film directed by Donald Wrye and written by John Sacret Young, based on the 1962 novel of the same name by Edward Abbey. The film stars Buddy Ebsen as John Vogelin and Ron Howard as Lee Mackie. It originally aired on NBC on November 23, 1981.

Fire on the Mountain
Based on	Fire on the Mountain by Edward Abbey
Written by	John Sacret Young
Directed by	Donald Wrye
Starring	Buddy Ebsen Ron Howard
Composer	Basil Poledouris
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producer	John J. McMahon
Producers	Robert Lovenheim Rick Rosenthal John Sacret Young
Cinematography	Woody Omens
Editor	Ronald J. Fagan
Running time	120 minutes
Production companies	Carson Productions River City Productions
Original release
Network	NBC
Release	November 23, 1981 (1981-11-23)

Cast

• Buddy Ebsen as John Vogelin
• Ron Howard as Lee Mackie
• Julie Carmen as Cruza Peralta
• Ross Harris as Billy Starr
• Ed Brodow as Major Parrell
• Michael Conrad as Colonel Desalius
• Gary Graham as Marshal Burr
• Richard Chaves as Lieutenant
• Harvey Vernon as Bartender
• Will Hare as Hayduke

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominee(s)	Result	Ref.
1982	34th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards	Outstanding Achievement in Film Sound Mixing	Thomas Causey David J. Hudson Mel Metcalfe Ray West	Nominated	[1]