Movie
A River Runs Through It
Overview
The Maclean brothers, Paul and Norman, live a relatively idyllic life in rural Montana, spending much of their time fly fishing. The sons of a minister, the boys eventually part company when Norman moves east to attend college, leaving his rebellious brother to find trouble back home. When Norman finally returns, the siblings resume their fishing outings, and assess where they've been and where they're going.
Details
- Release date
- 1992-10-09
- Runtime
- 123 min
- Genres
- Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Allied Filmmakers, Columbia Pictures
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Craig Sheffer as Norman Maclean
- Brad Pitt as Paul Maclean
- Tom Skerritt as Rev. Maclean
- Brenda Blethyn as Mrs. Maclean
- Emily Lloyd as Jessie Burns
- Edie McClurg as Mrs. Burns
- Stephen Shellen as Neal Burns
- Vann Gravage as Young Paul
- Nicole Burdette as Mabel
- Susan Traylor as Rawhide
- Michael Cudlitz as Chub
- Rob Cox as Conroy
Crew
- Robert Redford - Director
- Richard Friedenberg - Screenplay
- Norman Maclean - Story
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