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The setting is The Ponderosa in the year 1905. Augustus Brandenburg (Dean Stockwell), a land baron, attempts to take the Ponderosa first by legal, and then by illegal means, in order to strip the land of its natural resources. The story includes several flashbacks to the original series.
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said, "Barring a big-screen version, it may be time to let the Cartwrights ride off into the sunset."
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None of the characters from the original series appears since the entire cast, with the exception of
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Ponderosa Ranch - 100 Ponderosa Ranch Road, Incline Village, Lake Tahoe, Nevada
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film. It is a sequel to both the 1959–1973 television series
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Ponderosa Wagon Camp, Incline Village, Lake Tahoe, California
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David Dortort
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Ben Johnson
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Emily Warfield
Kent McCray
San Andreas, California
Legend Entertainment
NBC Productions
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Bonanza: The Next Generation
Bonanza: Under Attack
Western
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Bonanza
Bonanza: The Next Generation
Ben Johnson
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