The Other Side of the Mountain (1975)

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A woman struggles to rebuild her life after a devastating accident in this drama based on the true story of Jill Kinmont. Kinmont (played by Marilyn Hassett) was a top ranked amateur downhill skier who seemed assured of a place on the 1956 Olympic team. But while racing in Utah's Snow Cup… More A woman struggles to rebuild her life after a devastating accident in this drama based on the true story of Jill Kinmont. Kinmont (played by Marilyn Hassett) was a top ranked amateur downhill skier who seemed assured of a place on the 1956 Olympic team. But while racing in Utah's Snow Cup competition, Kinmont suffered a serious fall from a mountain that left her paralyzed from the shoulders down. Kinmont became severely depressed; her career as an athlete was over, and her fiancée, who couldn't deal with the emotional toll of her accident, left her. But when she met pilot Dick Buek (Beau Bridges), she found both love and a new inspiration to make a career for herself as a teacher. But Kinmont discovered she still had more mountains to climb when Buek died in the crash of a small plane. Marilyn Hassett won a Golden Globe award for her performance as Jill Kinmont, and she reprised the role in a sequel two years later. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

Rating, Runtime: PG, 1 hr. 41 min.
Directed By: Larry Peerce, Max Kleven
Written By: David Seltzer
Genres: Drama, Classics

In Theaters: Nov 14, 1975 Wide
Studio: Universal Pictures

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Cast

            Marilyn Hassett as Jill Kinmont

            Beau Bridges as Dick Buek

            Belinda Montgomery as Audra-Jo

            Nan Martin as June Kinmont

            William Bryant as Bill Kinmont

            Dabney Coleman as Dave McCoy

            Bill Vint as Buddy Werner

            Hampton Fancher as Lee Zadroga

            William Roerick as Dr. Pittman

            Dori Brenner as Cookie

            Walter Brooke as Dean

            Jocelyn Jones as Linda Meyers

            Greg Mabrey as Bob Kinmont

            Tony Becker as Jerry Kinmont

            Griffin Dunne as Herbie Johnson

            Warren Miller as Dr. Enders

            Robin Pepper as Skeeter Werner

            Brad Savage as Boy in Wheelchair

            David Garfield as CRC Patient

            Kenneth Dorsey as CRC Patient

            William Johnson as CRC Patient

            Frank Foeldi as CRC Patient

            Frank Willis as CRC Patient

            William Woolard as CRC Patient

            Jack Ross Sharp as CRC Patient

            Richard Malone as CRC Patient

            Michael Murdock as CRC Patient

            Samuel Dwyer as CRC Patients

            John Perell as Ambulance Driver

            Terri Hall as Ambulance Attendant

            Bruce Dennis Cosbey as Head of Ski Patrol

            Sharri Zak as Nurse

            Dick Winslow as Man In Car

            Peter Canon as Therapist

            Don Newsome as Therapist

            Charlene Jones as Therapist

            John Zaccaro
            
            Dick Buek
            
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