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Rugged Wildcatters...Fighting the Treacherous Might of the Canadian Rockies!
Given only six months to live, Englishman Bruce Campbell goes to Canada to claim "Campbell's Kingdom", the land he inherited from his grandfather. In order to clear his grandfather's name and prove there is oil on the land, Campbell must face up to a ruthless contractor and work against the clock to find oil before "Campbell's Kingdom" is flooded by a new power dam.
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Dirk Bogarde Stanley Baker Michael Craig Barbara Murray James Robertson Justice Athene Seyler Robert Brown John Laurie Sid James Mary Merrall George Murcell Roland Brand Finlay Currie Peter Illing Maurice Kaufmann Stanley Maxted Gordon Tanner Nicholas Stuart Miles Malleson Richard McNamara Mark Baker Michael Collins Bob Head Charles Rayford Arnold Schulkes Jack Sharp
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