The Trap

The Trap (1966)

A French-Canadian fur trapper takes a mute girl as his unwilling wife to live with him in his remote cabin in the woods.

Date of release
1966-04-07
TMDB
7.3 / 10 (38)
Runtime
1h 46m
Genres
Adventure, Western, Drama, Romance
Director
Sidney Hayers

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: British Columbia

The Trap is a 1966 British-Canadian western adventure film directed by Sidney Hayers and starring Oliver Reed and Rita Tushingham. Shot in the wilderness of the Canadian province of British Columbia, the film is an unusual love story about a rough trapper and a mute orphan girl.

Production

The film was based on an original script by David Osborn an ex-trapper.

Half the finance came from Rank half from Canada.

Filming started 11 October 1965 in Panorama Studios in West Vancouver. It resumed in 1966 in Scotland.

It was also known as Deep is the Forrest.

The soundtrack was composed by Ron Goodwin and the main theme ("Main Titles to The Trap") is used as the theme tune for the BBC's live coverage of the London Marathon, performed by the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra.

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