Little House on the Prairie (film)

Little House on the Prairie is a 1974 American made-for-television film which served as the pilot to the Little House on the Prairie TV series on NBC. It is closely based on the Little House on the Prairie novel; second of the "Little House" series of books by Laura Ingalls Wilder. The pilot was produced by Ed Friendly[1] with the script written by Blanche Hanalis[2] and directed by Michael Landon.[3]

Little House on the Prairie
GenreWestern drama
Based onLittle House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Written byBlanche Hanalis
Directed byMichael Landon
Starring
Narrated byMelissa Gilbert
Theme music composerDavid Rose
Country of originUnited States
Original language(s)English
Production
Executive producer(s)Ed Friendly
Michael Landon
Producer(s)Kent McCray (associate producer)
CinematographyTed Voigtlander
Editor(s)John Loeffler
Running time96 minutes
Production company(s)NBC Productions
Ed Friendly Productions
DistributorNBCUniversal Television Distribution (current)
MGM Worldwide Television Distribution (current International TV distributor)
CBS Television Distribution (current US TV distributor)
Release
Original networkNBC
Original releaseMarch 30, 1974 (1974-03-30)
Chronology
Followed byLittle House on the Prairie (TV series)

Plot

The movie starts with the Ingalls family leaving their little house in the Big Woods and starting for West. After long and adventurous journey they stop in the Indian Country. Charles builds a house, starts farming, they have Indians visit them and for the first time meet Mr. Edwards. After a year, they are visited by the soldiers and learn they have to leave. After having packed everything, they set off on a new journey.

Cast

Production notes
  • Filmed in California from January 7 to 20, 1974
  • First broadcast March 30, 1974
  • Broadcast in the series' first season on September 11, 1974

References
  1. Hevesi, Dennis (June 22, 2007). "Ed Friendly, 85, a Producer of 'Little House', Dies". The New York Times. Retrieved June 28, 2019.
  2. Smith, Cecil (March 27, 1974). "A Writer's Own True-Life 'Tree'". Los Angeles Times.
  3. Smith, Cecil (March 24, 1974). "Actor-writer-director Michael Landon is back on the prairie". Los Angeles Times.


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