The Pathfinder (1996 film)

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The Pathfinder
Written by Tommy Lynch, Bruce Reisman (based on the novel by James Fenimore Cooper)
Directed by Donald Shebib
Starring Kevin Dillon
Laurie Holden
Graham Greene
Stacy Keach
Russell Means
Jaimz Woolvett
Theme music composer Reg Powell
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Cinematography Curtis Petersen
Running time94 minutes
Original release
Release1996 (1996)

The Pathfinder is a 1996 American television film based on the 1840 novel The Pathfinder, or The Inland Sea by James Fenimore Cooper. It stars Kevin Dillon as Pathfinder and Laurie Holden as Mabel Dunham.

The film is known as La Légende de Pathfinder in Canada (French title) and Le Lac Ontario in France.

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