2014 • PG • 1h
6.2/10
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Overview
Twenty years ago, a young American hiker named Chris McCandless, the accomplished son of successful Twenty years ago, a young American hiker named Chris McCandless, the accomplished son of successful middle class parents, was found dead in an abandoned bus in the Alaskan wilderness and became the subject of the best-selling book and movie “Into the Wild.” Now, PBS retraces Chris McCandless’ steps to try to piece together why he severed all ties with his past, burnt or gave away all his money, changed his name and headed into the Denali Wilderness. McCandless' own letters, released for the first time, as well as new and surprising interviews, probe the mystery that still lies at the heart of a story that has become part of the American literary canon and compels so many to this day.
6.2/10
(10 users) Cast / Crew 
Carine McCandless Herself Walt McCandless Himself Billie McCandless Herself 
Sean Penn Himself Wayne Westerberg Himself Jan Burres Herself Shelly McCandless Herself Shawna Downing Herself Ann Johnson Prum Producer Jeanmarie Condon Producer Jeanmarie Condon Writer Ann Johnson Prum Writer Karl Dawson Editor Jeanmarie Condon Director Paulo Bolivar Editor Niels Dachler Editor Andrew Wegst Director of Photography Ann Johnson Prum Director Joi S. De Leon Editor Jasmine Brown Associate Producer
Carine McCandless Herself Walt McCandless Himself Billie McCandless Herself Sean Penn Himself Wayne Westerberg Himself Jan Burres Herself Shelly McCandless Herself Shawna Downing Herself Ann Johnson Prum Producer Jeanmarie Condon Producer Jeanmarie Condon Writer Ann Johnson Prum Writer Karl Dawson Editor Jeanmarie Condon Director Paulo Bolivar Editor Niels Dachler Editor Andrew Wegst Director of Photography Ann Johnson Prum Director Joi S. De Leon Editor Jasmine Brown Associate Producer
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