Bonanza: Under Attack

*Bonanza: Under Attack*
Bonanza: Under Attack
Genre	Western
Based on	characters; by David Dortort
Story by	Denne Bart Petitclerc
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;
Producer	Kent McCray
Production locations	Ponderosa Ranch - 100 Ponderosa Ranch Road, Incline Village, Lake Tahoe, Nevada; Ponderosa Wagon Camp, Incline Village, Lake Tahoe, California; Bowers Mansion Park - 4005 U.S. Highway 395 N., Carson City, Nevada; Davis Creek Park, Carson City, Nevada;
Cinematography	Michael Meinardus
Editor	William B. Stich
Running time	89 min.
Production companies	Legend Entertainment; NBC Productions;
Original release
Network	NBC
Release	January 15, 1995
Related
	Bonanza: The Next Generation; Bonanza: The Return;

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).^[1] The film 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.

The only leading actors from the original series who were still alive during production, Pernell Roberts and David Canary, do not appear in the film. However, the cast does include Michael Landon Jr. and Dirk Blocker, sons of the original series's actors who starred as Little Joe and Hoss Cartwright.^[2]

Nimoy and Farina portray real-life figures, outlaw Frank James (brother of Jesse James) and Pinkertons detective Charlie Siringo.

Partial cast

Ben Johnson as Bronc Evans
Michael Landon Jr. as Benjamin 'Benj' Cartwright
Dirk Blocker as Fenster
Jack Elam as 'Buckshot'
Emily Warfield as Sara Cartwright
Brian Leckner as Josh Cartwright
Jeff Phillips as Adam 'A.C.' Cartwright Jr.
Richard Roundtree as Jacob
Dennis Farina as Charlie Siringo
Leonard Nimoy as Frank James
Ted Markland as Cole
Gordon Jennison Noice as Jack 'Black Jack' (billed as J. Gordon Noice)
Kenny Call as Mears

References

^ Marill, Alvin H. (June 1, 2011). Television Westerns: Six Decades of Sagebrush Sheriffs, Scalawags, and Sidewinders. Scarecrow Press. p. 63. ISBN 978-0-8108-8133-4.
^ Brode, Douglas (January 1, 2010). Shooting Stars of the Small Screen: Encyclopedia of TV Western Actors, 1946–Present. University of Texas Press. pp. 14, 197–198. ISBN 978-0-292-78331-7.

External links

[Marill-1] Marill, Alvin H. (June 1, 2011). Television Westerns: Six Decades of Sagebrush Sheriffs, Scalawags, and Sidewinders. Scarecrow Press. p. 63. ISBN 978-0-8108-8133-4.

[2] Brode, Douglas (January 1, 2010). Shooting Stars of the Small Screen: Encyclopedia of TV Western Actors, 1946–Present. University of Texas Press. pp. 14, 197–198. ISBN 978-0-292-78331-7.

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