---
title: 'Challenge to Be Free (1972)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Tay Garnett'
released: '1972-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 88
genres:
  - 'Adventure'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/challenge-to-be-free-1972'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074299/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Challenge to Be Free (1972)

1972 · 88 min · Adventure · United States


## Synopsis

Challenge to Be Free is an anti-hero film directed by Tay Garnett and starring Mike Mazurki. The film's plot was a loosely based on the 1931 Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) pursuit of a trapper named Albert Johnson, the reputed "Mad Trapper of Rat River". The film was shot and originally released in 1972 with the title Mad Trapper of the Yukon; it was re-released in 1975 as  Challenge to Be Free.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Tay Garnett](https://cinepixo.com/people/tay-garnett), [Ford Beebe](https://cinepixo.com/people/ford-beebe)

## Cast

- [Tay Garnett](https://cinepixo.com/people/tay-garnett)
- [Mike Mazurki](https://cinepixo.com/people/mike-mazurki)
- [John McIntire](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-mcintire)

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