Where the Rivers Flow North
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| Where the Rivers Flow North | |
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| Directed by | Jay Craven |
| Produced by | Jay Craven Bess O'Brien |
| Starring | Rip Torn Tantoo Cardinal Bill Raymond Mark Margolis Michael J. Fox George Woodard |
| Edited by | Barbara Tulliver |
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114 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Where the Rivers Flow North is a novel written in 1978 by Howard Frank Mosher.
Plot
Set in the late 1920s, its main characters are Noel Lord and Bangor, a couple that live together in the wilderness of Vermont living off the land and using the trees in their numerous acreage as a way to make their money. A major company comes through and tries their best to take Noel's land from him through money and then finally trying to kill him in the end. In his books Mosher gives much detail of the wildlife as well as the culture of the times.
Movie
This novel was later made into a movie that was produced in 1993 and had a cast of Rip Torn, Michael J. Fox, and Tantoo Cardinal. Produced by Jay Craven.
Cast
- Rip Torn as Noel Lord
- Tantoo Cardinal as Bangor
- Bill Raymond as Wayne Quinn
- Mark Margolis as New York Money
- Michael J. Fox as Clayton Farnsworth
- George Woodard as Mitchell
Reception
The movie gained mixed reviews.[1][2]
