Description
Mother Lode is a 1983 action-adventure thriller in which Academy Award winner Charlton Heston both directs and stars in a dual role as Silas McGee, a disreputable, greedy Scottish miner working a claim in the remote wilds of British Columbia's Cassia Mountains. When a pilot named Dupre (Nick Mancuso) and his companion Andrea (Kim Basinger) crash land in the uncharted wilderness while searching for a missing friend, they become unwelcome guests of McGee, whose obsession with a legendary gold 'mother lode' drives the men toward a deadly confrontation fueled by greed and near madness. The film was written and produced by Fraser Clarke Heston, son of Charlton Heston, and also features John Marley. This release is from Vestron Video, running approximately 101 minutes, rated PG. Copyright 1983 Agamemnon Films, package design and summary copyright 1983 Vestron Incorporated.