Alone in the Wilderness

Alone in the Wilderness

57 mins | Documentary, History | Oct. 8, 2004

Dick Proenneke retired at age 50 in 1967 and decided to build his own cabin in the wilderness at the base of the Aleutian Peninsula, in what is now Lake Clark National Park. Using color footage he shot himself, Proenneke traces how he came to this remote area, selected a homestead site and built his log cabin completely by himself. The documentary covers his first year in-country, showing his day-to-day activities and the passing of the seasons as he sought to scratch out a living alone in the wilderness.

Alone in the Wilderness

57 mins | Documentary, History | Oct. 8, 2004

Alone in the Wilderness
Dick Proenneke retired at age 50 in 1967 and decided to build his own cabin in the wilderness at the base of the Aleutian Peninsula, in what is now Lake Clark National Park. Using color footage he shot himself, Proenneke traces how he came to this remote area, selected a homestead site and built his log cabin completely by himself. The documentary covers his first year in-country, showing his day-to-day activities and the passing of the seasons as he sought to scratch out a living alone in the wilderness.
IMDb rating 8.6
Producers Bob Swerer Productions
Original title Alone in the Wilderness
Directors Bob Swerer Sr., Bob Swerer Jr., Dick Proenneke
Writers Sam Keith, Dick Proenneke

Cast

Dick Proenneke

as Himself

Bob Swerer Jr.

as Narrator

Wendy Ishii

as Narrator

Pamela Guest

as On-air Co-host

Bob Swerer Sr.

as Narrator