Menschen am Fluß (1984)
Der Fluß, an dem die Familie lebt, ernährt mehr recht als schlecht Tom und Mae Garvey und ihre Kinder. Das Schicksal meint es nicht sehr gut mit ihnen: Ihre einzige Kuh stirbt, eine Mißernte treibt sie an den Rand des Ruins, und außerdem versucht ein skrupelloser Spekulant, ihnen ihr Land abzujagen, weil dort Bodenschätze vermutet werden. Hinzu kommt die Angst vor der Unberechenbarkeit des Flusses, der eines Tages tatsächlich über die Ufer tritt. Nun wird der Kampf um die Existenz lebensgefählich…
Der Regisseur:
Mark Rydell
Die Autor:
Robert Dillon, Julian Barry.
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Mel Gibson as Tom Garvey |
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Sissy Spacek as Mae Garvey |
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Scott Glenn as Joe Wade |
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Billy Green Bush as Harve Stanley |
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Shane Bailey as Lewis Garvey |
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Becky Jo Lynch as Beth Garvey |
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Don Hood as Senator Neiswinder |
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James Tolkan as Howard Simpson |
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Bob W. Douglas as Hal Richardson |
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Andy Stahl as Dave Birkin |
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Lisa Sloan as Judy Birkin |
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Larry D. Ferrell as Rod Tessley |
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Susie Toomey as Sally Tessley |
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Kelly Toomey as Lisa Tessley |
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Frank Hoyt Taylor as Zemke |
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Amy Rydell as Betty Gaumer |
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Samuel Scott Osborne as Billy Gaumer |
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Charles Robinson as Truck |
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Ivan Green as Smoot |
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Desmond Couch as Wilderfoot |
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Charles G. Riddle as Youngdall |
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Jim Antonio as Dan Gaumer |
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David Hart as Harley |
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Barry Primus as Roy |
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Mark Erickson as Baines |
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Jack Starrett as Swick |
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Dean Whitworth as Doctor |
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Chuck Hanson as Fat Man |
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Ira M. Quillen II as TV Weatherman |
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Matt Bearson as First Employee |
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Timothy Shadden as Second Employee |
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Elizabeth Lane as Secretary |
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Gary Gershaw as Drifter |
| Directing | Mark Rydell | Director |
| Directing | Christopher Wilkinson | Second Unit Director |
| Crew | Richard Epper | Stunts |
| Crew | Blair Burrows | Stunts |
| Crew | Paula Moody | Stunts |
| Crew | Branscombe Richmond | Stunts |
| Crew | Bennie Moore | Stunts |
| Crew | Jophery C. Brown | Stunts |
| Crew | Alan Gibbs | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Spike Silver | Stunts |
| Crew | Mark Orrison | Stunts |
| Crew | Tom Elliott | Stunts |
| Crew | Mario Roberts | Stunts |
| Crew | Clay Boss | Stunts |
| Crew | Harper Flaherty | Stunts |
| Crew | Mike De Luna | Stunts |
| Crew | Johnny Hock | Stunts |
| Production | Robert Cortes | Producer |
| Production | Barry Primus | Casting Consultant |
| Production | Lynn Stalmaster | Casting |
| Production | Terry Carr | Unit Production Manager |
| Editing | Sidney Levin | Editor |
| Art | Jane Bogart | Set Decoration |
| Art | Charles Rosen | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Brenda Todd | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lynn Del Kail | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Pete Altobelli | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Joe I. Tompkins | Costume Design |
| Art | Norman Newberry | Art Direction |
| Writing | Robert Dillon | Screenplay |
| Writing | Robert Dillon | Story |
| Writing | Julian Barry | Screenplay |
| Camera | John J. Connor | Camera Operator |
| Lighting | Stuart A. Spohn | Gaffer |
| Sound | Kay Rose | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Art | Donald Krafft | Leadman |
| Camera | Dick Deats | Key Grip |
| Directing | Jerry Ziesmer | First Assistant Director |
| Art | William Ladd Skinner | Set Designer |
| Art | Nick Navarro | Set Designer |
| Directing | Robert Yannetti | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Tena Psyche Yatroussis | Second Assistant Director |
| Sound | David M. Ronne | Production Sound Mixer |
| Camera | Michael McGowan | Camera Operator |
| Visual Effects | Stan Parks | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Editing | Rick Sparr | Associate Editor |
| Art | David F. Klassen | Set Designer |
| Art | Sherman Labby | Production Illustrator |
| Camera | Michael Gershman | Camera Operator |
| Visual Effects | Ken Pepiot | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Pamela Wise | Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Greg Hall | Costumer |
| Directing | Betsy Norton | Script Supervisor |
| Sound | Victoria Sampson | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Kenneth Wannberg | Music Editor |
| Sound | Duke Brown | Apprentice Sound Editor |
| Crew | Joseph Geisinger | Cableman |
| Lighting | Michael Barrett | Electrician |
| Editing | Beau Barthel | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Hector C. Gika | Sound Assistant |
| Sound | John B. Schuyler | Boom Operator |
| Lighting | Randy Woodside | Best Boy Electrician |
| Camera | Hank Sheppherd | Best Boy Grip |
| Costume & Make-Up | Darryl M. Athons | Costumer |
| Editing | Robert Frazen | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Neil Burrow | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Rod Rogers | Sound Assistant |
| Lighting | Ted Varnadoe | Best Boy Electrician |
| Camera | Steven Poster | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Production | Barbara Harris | ADR Voice Casting |
| Production | Joe O'Har | Location Manager |
| Lighting | Norman Ash | Electrician |
| Camera | James M. Sheppherd | Dolly Grip |
| Art | Sonny Van Hecke | Assistant Property Master |
| Sound | Chester Slomka | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Jack Schrader | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Larry Singer | ADR Editor |
| Sound | Robert Thirlwell | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Art | Tim Donelan | Swing |
| Lighting | Brent Poe | Electrician |
| Camera | Gregg Guellow | Best Boy Grip |
| Crew | Thomas Love | Special Effects |
| Art | William Maldonado | Construction Coordinator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Hugo Peña | Costumer |
| Sound | Jerry Rosenthal | Sound Editor |
| Art | Robert J. Visciglia Sr. | Property Master |
| Sound | John Roesch | Foley Artist |
| Editing | Donah Bassett | Negative Cutter |
| Crew | Julie Adams | Dialect Coach |
| Production | Jody Hummer | Extras Casting |
| Crew | Bruce Bahrenburg | Unit Publicist |
| Visual Effects | Syd Dutton | Matte Painter |
| Sound | Joan Rowe | Foley Artist |
| Production | Joan Wolpert | Production Coordinator |
| Editing | Aubrey Head | Color Timer |
| Crew | Willie Radcliff | Craft Service |
| Sound | Herbert W. Spencer | Orchestrator |
| Sound | Nick Alphin | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Camera | James Zenk | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Vilmos Zsigmond | Director of Photography |
| Sound | John Williams | Original Music Composer |
| Crew | Paul H. Stewart | Special Effects |
| Crew | Rick Avery | Stunts |
| Production | Edward Lewis | Producer |