this story have hold a special place in my heart for the last thirty one year . a a boy and i enjoy story of mountain men and the wilderness . book like call of the wild and white fang and the frontiersman and my side of the mountain and influence me tremendously . i want so much to live like a mountain man and but nothing inspire me more to do so and than when i saw this movie on television in 1975. i want to be just like trapper . however and a i get old i find i be just too domesticated to live like that . nonetheless and i still romanticize about living that kind of life . i agree with some other review of this movie that the storyline have the simplicity that be quite prevalent in disneyisque type movie and but if you can look past the mechanic in which it be make and see the heart of the story and the true theme and then i think you find yourself pleasantly touch . i make it a point to watch this movie once a year . after thirty one year and i still get a chill run through me when i see torrent of snow rush down the mountainside and hear the echoing and haunt laugh of the trapper . good luck old timer and stay free p if you want to read more about the true story and i find this link on the mad trapper of rat river representhttp represent or or www . mysteriesofcanada . com or nwt or madtrapper . htm .