Bonanza: Under Attack
Bonanza: Under Attack is a 1995 made-for-television Western film. It is a sequel to the 1959–1973 television series Bonanza and television films Bonanza: The Next Generation (1988) and Bonanza: The Return (1993). The movie was directed by Mark Tinker and features noted character actors Ben Johnson, Jack Elam, and Richard Roundtree (reprising their roles from the 1993 film), as well as Leonard Nimoy and Dennis Farina.
Bonanza: Under Attack | |
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Genre | Western |
Written by | David Dortort (characters) Denne Bart Petitclerc (story) |
Directed by | Mark Tinker |
Starring | Ben Johnson Jack Elam Dennis Farina Dirk Blocker Richard Roundtree Leonard Nimoy |
Music by | Bruce Miller |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Executive producers | David Dortort Tom Sarnoff Tom Brinson (co-executive producer) E.K. Gaylord II (co-executive producer) |
Producers | Kent McCray Gary L. Wohlleben (co-producer) Dan Sarnoff (associate producer) Ben Miller (associate producer) |
Cinematography | Michael Meinardus |
Editor | William B. Stich |
Running time | 89 min. |
Production companies | Legend Entertainment NBC Productions |
Distributor | NBCUniversal Television Distribution |
Release | |
Original network | NBC |
Original release | January 15, 1995 |
None of the characters from the original series appears since the entire cast, with the exception of Pernell Roberts and David Canary, had died. The cast also includes Michael Landon Jr. and Dirk Blocker, sons of the original series' actors who starred as Little Joe and Hoss Cartwright.
Nimoy and Farina portray real-life figures, outlaw Frank James (brother of Jesse James) and Pinkertons detective Charlie Siringo.
Partial cast
- Ben Johnson ... Bronc Evans
- Michael Landon Jr.... Benjamin 'Benj' Cartwright
- Dirk Blocker... Fenster
- Jack Elam... Buckshot
- Emily Warfield... Sara Cartwright
- Brian Leckner... Josh Cartwright
- Jeff Phillips... Adam 'A.C.' Cartwright, Jr.
- Richard Roundtree... Jacob
- Dennis Farina... Charlie Siringo
- Leonard Nimoy... Frank James
- Ted Markland... Cole
- Gordon Jennison Noice... Black Jack (billed as J. Gordon Noice)
- Kenny Call... Mears