5.8
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
The Oregon Trail (1977)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
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Viewer Rating
Rating: 5.8
Overview
The Oregon Trail is a 14-episode NBC western television series starring Rod Taylor as the widower Evan Thorpe, who leaves his Illinois farm in 1842 to take the Oregon Trail to the Pacific Northwest. The show also starred Andrew Stevens, Tony Becker, and Gina Marie Smika as Thorpe's children. Darleen Carr starred as Margaret Devlin, one of the passengers on the wagon train, and Charles Napier portrayed Luther Sprague, a frontier scout recruited by Thorpe. The series was filmed in the Flagstaff, Arizona area.
Starring Cast
Bias Dimensions
Political: Leans Right
Diversity: Low
Christianity: Positive
Overview
The Oregon Trail is a 14-episode NBC western television series starring Rod Taylor as the widower Evan Thorpe, who leaves his Illinois farm in 1842 to take the Oregon Trail to the Pacific Northwest. The show also starred Andrew Stevens, Tony Becker, and Gina Marie Smika as Thorpe's children. Darleen Carr starred as Margaret Devlin, one of the passengers on the wagon train, and Charles Napier portrayed Luther Sprague, a frontier scout recruited by Thorpe. The series was filmed in the Flagstaff, Arizona area.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
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Primary
The film's narrative champions individual perseverance, self-reliance, and traditional family values as solutions to the hardships of westward expansion, aligning its dominant themes with right-leaning perspectives on American history and character.
This 1975 historical drama about the Oregon Trail features traditional casting, with the main pioneer family roles filled by predominantly white actors, consistent with the historical period depicted. The narrative primarily focuses on the experiences of these settlers, without explicitly critiquing traditional identities or centering modern DEI themes.
Secondary
The film, set during the 19th-century westward expansion, portrays Christianity as a foundational element of pioneer life. It is depicted as a source of moral guidance, community cohesion, and spiritual solace for characters facing the hardships of the trail, aligning the narrative with the virtues of faith as a coping mechanism.
The 1977 TV series 'The Oregon Trail' chronicles a family's journey in 1842. There is no evidence to suggest the presence of LGBTQ+ characters or themes within the narrative, leading to a determination of no portrayal to evaluate.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The 1977 series "The Oregon Trail" features original characters, primarily the fictional Holt family, navigating the historical westward journey. There are no pre-existing canonical or historical characters whose gender was altered for this adaptation.
The 1977 show "The Oregon Trail" is a historical drama. There is no evidence of specific characters who were canonically, historically, or widely established as one race being portrayed as a different race within the series. The show does not adapt a specific source material with pre-defined character races, nor does it appear to race-swap known historical figures.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.7
5.0
Critic Ratings
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