Little House on the Prairie is a 1974 television film which is considered to be the pilot

Television pilot

A "television pilot" is a standalone episode of a television series that is used to sell the show to a television network. At the time of its inception, the pilot is meant to be the "testing ground" to see if a series will be possibly desired and successful and therefore a test episode of an...

 to the Little House on the Prairie

Little House on the Prairie (TV series)

Little House on the Prairie is an American Western drama television series, starring Michael Landon and Melissa Gilbert, about a family living on a farm in Walnut Grove, Minnesota, in the 1870s and 1880s. The show was an adaptation of Laura Ingalls Wilder's best-selling series of Little House books...

tv-series. It is closely based on the Little House on the Prairie

Little House on the Prairie (novel)

Little House on the Prairie is a children's novel by Laura Ingalls Wilder and was published in 1935. This book is the third of the series of books known as the Little House series....

novel; second of the "Little House

Little House on the Prairie

Little House is a series of children's books by Laura Ingalls Wilder that was published originally between 1932 and 1943, with four additional books published posthumously, in 1962, 1971, 1974 and 2006.-History:...

" series of books by Laura Ingalls Wilder

Laura Ingalls Wilder

Laura Elizabeth Ingalls Wilder was an American author who wrote the Little House series of books based on her childhood in a pioneer family...

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Plot

The movie starts with the Ingalls family leaving their little house in the Big Woods

Little House in the Big Woods

Little House in the Big Woods is a children's novel by Laura Ingalls Wilder and was published in 1932. This book is the first of the series of books known as the Little House series....

 and starting for West. After long and adventurous journey they stop in the Indian Country

Indian Territory

The Indian Territory, also known as the Indian Territories and the Indian Country, was land set aside within the United States for the settlement of American Indians...

. Charles

Charles Ingalls

Charles Phillip Ingalls was the father of Laura Ingalls Wilder, known for her Little House on the Prairie series of books...

 builds a house, starts farming, they have Indians

Native Americans in the United States

Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples in North America within the boundaries of the present-day continental United States, parts of Alaska, and the island state of Hawaii. They are composed of numerous, distinct tribes, states, and ethnic groups, many of which survive as...

 to visit them and for the first time meet Mr. Edwards. After a year, they are visited by the soldiers and learn they should leave. After having packed everything, they set off for new journey.

Also starring

• Victor Mohica as Soldat Du Chene
• Cal Bellini
  Cal Bellini
  Cal Bellini is a former actor, a Malay originally from Singapore, who was cast in roles of mostly foreigners, American Indians, or ethnic minorities, primarily on American television between 1960 and 1986....
  
   as Brave
• Sam Vlahos as 1st Indian
• Richard Alarian as 2nd Indian
• Molly Molitor as Charlotte Holbrook
• John Steadman
  John Steadman
  John Steadman was an American sportswriter for The Baltimore Sun. His career spanned 7 decades and he attended and reported on every Super Bowl from its inception until his death.-Background:...
  
   as Frederick Holbrook
• Ruth Foster
  Ruth Foster
  Ruth Foster is an American actress who portrayed the recurring character Mrs. Matilda Foster in the NBC TV series Little House on the Prairie .-External links:...
  
  as Aunt Ruby (uncredited)