Return to the Wild: The Chris McCandless Story (2014)
• November 25th, 2014 • 1h 0min
Documentary, TV Movie
Overview
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.
Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!
Trailer
Similar Movies
Grizzly Man
Released on: 2005-08-12
Documentary
Follows the story of "Grizzly Man" Timothy Treadwell and what the thirteen summers in a National Par...
Dearly Departed
Released on: 2006-12-14
Documentary
Hollywood is a hot spot for celebrities, and tour guide Scott Michaels (E!'s "20 Most Horrifying Hol...
The Last Apostle: Journies in the Holy Land
Released on: 2020-01-01
Documentary
Dr. Mark Fairchild, world-renowned archaeologist, traces the hidden years of Saint Paul's life in th...
Shark Gangs
Released on: 2021-07-16
Documentary
Scientists have discovered and investigate the reason behind the behavior of sharks swimming around ...
Picture Proof
Released on: 2023-03-04
Documentary
Examines the intergenerational impact of addiction by chronicling the love, labor, loss, and uncerta...
Watershed: Exploring a New Water Ethic for the New West
Released on: 2012-03-24
Documentary
As the most dammed, dibbed, and diverted river in the world struggles to support thirty million peop...
Siberian Apocalypse
Released on: 2006-12-28
Documentary
This astounding documentary delves into the mysteries of the Tunguska event – one of the largest cos...
The Velvet Queen
Released on: 2021-12-15
Documentary
High up on the Tibetan plateau. Amongst unexplored and inaccessible valleys lies one of the last san...
Drifting.
Released on: 2024-01-23
Documentary
The story of a normal water bottle living the average day to day life when suddenly tragedy strikes ...
The Sanctity of Space
Released on: 2022-03-04
Documentary
Seventy-five years after Brad Washburn, one of the greatest aerial mountain photographers of all tim...
The Story of the Weeping Camel
Released on: 2004-08-12
Documentary, Drama
When a Mongolian nomadic family's newest camel colt is rejected by its mother, a musician is needed ...
Microcosmos
Released on: 1996-09-06
Documentary
A documentary of insect life in meadows and ponds, using incredible close-ups, slow motion, and time...
Hogfather
Released on: 2007-10-12
Fantasy, TV Movie
It's the night before Hogswatch, usually a time of joy on Discworld, but there are suspicious going-...
Jane
Released on: 2017-12-28
Documentary
Drawing from never-before-seen footage that has been tucked away in the National Geographic archives...
Encounters at the End of the World
Released on: 2007-09-01
Documentary
Herzog and cinematographer Peter Zeitlinger go to Antarctica to meet people who live and work there,...
Tender
Released on: 2014-06-22
Documentary
A big hearted community celebrates life by fronting up to death. Set against the stunning backdrop o...
Deep Blue
Released on: 2003-05-18
Documentary
Deep Blue is a major documentary feature film shot by the BBC Natural History Unit. An epic cinemati...