Starring Dorothy McGuire, Van Williams, and Josh Albee, it follows a teenage boy and an escaped leopard.

It was the most viewed primetime program in the United States for the week when it debuted in April 1975.

[2] The movie was adapted from a 1972 novel of the same name by British author Victor Canning.

[3][4] It was adapted for television by John McGreevey, one of the writers for The Waltons.

[5] The film was originally intended to be two hours in length, but was trimmed down to 90 minutes, which created some gaps in the storytelling.