Product Details

• Actors: Heather Rattray, Mark Edward Hall, Robert Logan, George 'Buck' Flower, Hal Bokar
• Directors: Stewart Raffill
• Writers: Stewart Raffill
• Producers: Arthur R. Dubs, Fred R. Krug, Joseph Raffill
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
• Rated: G (General Audience)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Uav Corporation
• VHS Release Date: August 18, 1998
• Run Time: 100 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6305118647
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #219,548 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

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Zachariah Coop is a cheating card player who has been chased out of town. Holly Smith and her brother, Jason, are orphans on their way to Oregon to claim 400 acres of land. Their paths cross, and Zachariah promptly steals one of their horses. But these are resourceful and strong children--they chase him and take back their horse. Then they discover that each has something the other can use. Zachariah has knowledge of the land, and the Smith children's horse provides Zachariah a means of escape. A shaky alliance is formed, and they decide to go over the Rocky Mountains to Oregon. It is a perilous journey that brings them face to face with cougars, bears, a snowstorm, unfriendly Native Americans, and more. But all these travails end up making them dependent on each other. In the end, the experience bonds them into a family. This outdoor adventure saga takes place in the year 1876. The setting is the beautiful western plains and the Rocky Mountains. Despite some gunplay, this is a pleasant movie that children and adults can enjoy together. (Ages 4 and older) --Peggy Maltby-Etra

Product Description

Item Name: Across the Great Divide; Studio: Sterling Ent

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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars What a blast from the past!, October 7, 2004

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Movie Gal (U.S.A.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Across the Great Divide (DVD)

This movie was a childhood staple for me. I can recall countless times I watched this movie with my grandparents - so I do consider myself a very reliable source for a review.

It's a great movie for these reasons: it's an adventure that will keep your interest, it's witty enough to cause a chuckle or two and there is nothing remotely "adult" about it (other than a running theme of an alcoholic gambler). It's also very obvious that the movie was made in the 80's on a small, small budget, so don't expect the almost flawless effects you see in kids movies today. Also, the story is set in America's Frontier Era, so be prepared for some not-so-understanding viewpoints from the characters concerning Native Americans and animal hunting (think "Little House on the Prairie" without all the sticky-sweet endings and less crying from Pa).

Here's the story: An alcoholic, drifting gambler comes across two orphaned kids and their dog trying to travel across Oregon. Thinking he can con them into giving him some food and shelter from all the people who are after him, he takes up with the kids on their journey and the rest of the movie is devoted to their adventures along the way to their destination (and maybe, just maybe, the drifter comes to form a bond with the orphans...maybe).

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Great Family Movie, February 13, 2007

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Gary L. Dibert "the wessel DVD Collector and ... (Pittsburgh, Pa) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Across the Great Divide (DVD)

Another great family film and it was the first of four starring Robert Logan who in this film plays the role of Gambler Zachariah Coop, Heather Rattray plays the role of Holly Smith and Mark Edward Hall plays the role of Jason Smith. Coop who's on horse back is running from 6 men who are looking to skin him alive. After Coop loose, his horse he runs into Holly and Jason Smith who's on their way to Oregon. Coop tries to hook up with the kids but they don't trust him. Therefore, Across the Great Divide the kids go with Mr. Coop following them. The Kids deal with many hazards while on their way and the only question that remains, do they make and is Mr. Coop with them. The movie it's self I would give a six however, when you add in the country and its beauty through out the movie then this movie jumps to a 9. This was the first of three films that Heather Rattray did with Robert Logan and Rattray when on years later to play Victoria Newman on the Young and The Restless Soap Opera.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Across the Great Divide, June 15, 2009

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Journey (Texas) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Across the Great Divide (DVD)

My daughter always loved this movie about Holly and Jason suriving by their wits after they are orphaned on the way to claim land in Oregon. When Mr. Coop enters the picture, the fun begins. Now, twenty years later, my grandaughter loves this movie, too. Robert Logan movies are still the best!