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Where the Rivers Flow North is a 1993 American drama film directed by Jay Craven and starring Rip Torn, Tantoo Cardinal, Treat Williams and Michael J. Fox. It is based on Howard Frank Mosher 's novel of the same name.
Summaries. Log-driver Noel Lord defies power company boss Clayton Farnsworth, who orders Lord and his feisty American Indian mate off their soon-to-be-flooded land. Farnsworth never met a man he couldn't buy - but then, he'd never met Noel Lord.
Where the Rivers Flow North: Directed by Jay Craven. With Rip Torn, Tantoo Cardinal, Bill Raymond, Mark Margolis. Log-driver Noel Lord defies power company boss Clayton Farnsworth, who orders Lord and his feisty American Indian mate off their soon-to-be-flooded land.
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- Drama
- Jay Craven
- 1994-03-04
Dam builders offer cash for land to a wily timberman (Rip Torn) and his Indian partner (Tantoo Cardinal) in 1920s Vermont. Explores the powerful dynamics of love of place and the terrrible...
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- Jay Craven
- PG-13
- Rip Torn
Directed by Jay Craven. Explores the powerful dynamics of love of place and the terrrible price we pay for pride. Film Review by Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat. This unconventional drama is, based on a novel by Howard Frank Mosher, is set in Vermont in 1927.
Dec 7, 1994 · “Where the Rivers Flow North” affords Rip Torn with one of the best roles of his screen career and Native Canadian actress Tantoo Cardinal an equally fine opportunity to shine in this modest ...
Synopsis. Set in 1927, Where the Rivers Flow North tells the story of an old Vermont logger (Rip Torn as Noel Lord) and his Native American mate (Tantoo Cardinal as Bangor) who face the extinction of their way of life, when the building of a giant hydro dam threatens to flood them off their land.
