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Return to the Wild: The Chris McCandless Story

6.2 60 mins Documentary   TV Movie   2014
Lincoln Square Productions   PBS Productions   Coneflower Films Studios  
Director(s): Ann Johnson Prum Jeanmarie Condon

Release Date: 25 Tue, Nov 2014

Twenty years ago, a young American hiker named Chris McCandless, the accomplished son of successful middle class parents, was found dead in an abandoned bus in the Alaskan wilderness and became the subject of the best-selling book and movie “Into the Wild.” Now, PBS retraces Chris McCandless’ steps to try to piece together why he severed all ties with his past, burnt or gave away all his money, changed his name and headed into the Denali Wilderness. McCandless' own letters, released for the first time, as well as new and surprising interviews, probe the mystery that still lies at the heart of a story that has become part of the American literary canon and compels so many to this day.

Casts of Return to the Wild: The Chris McCandless Story

Carine McCandless

as Herself

Walt McCandless

as Himself

Billie McCandless

as Herself

Sean Penn

as Himself

Wayne Westerberg

as Himself

Jan Burres

as Herself

Shelly McCandless

as Herself

Shawna Downing

as Herself

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