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A River Runs Through It
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1992 film by Robert Redford
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A River Runs Through It is a 1992 American biographical drama film directed by Robert Redford, who also produced the movie. The screenplay was written by Norman Maclean and Richard Friedenberg, with music by Mark Isham and cinematography by Philippe Rousselot. The cast includes Craig Sheffer, Brad Pitt, Tom Skerritt, and Brenda Blethyn. The narrative is set in Montana.
The film was distributed by Columbia Pictures and Netflix, with a release date of October 9, 1992. It has a runtime of 123 minutes and was rated PG. Critical assessments include an 80% rating, a 6.8 out of 10 score, and a 68 out of 100 Metascore. It received an Academy Award for Best Cinematography and was nominated for Best Writing and Best Original Score. The production had a budget of 12,000,000 and generated 43,440,294 in revenue.
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7.0The 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.
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
Themes
- journalist
- individual
- sibling relationship
- gambling
- prohibition era
- montana
- fishing
- fly fishing
- pastor
- semi autobiographical
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Ratings
IMDb
7.2/10
70,482 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
80%
Metacritic
68/100
- Year
- 1992
- Runtime
- 123 min
- Genres
- Drama
- Rated
- PG
- Awards
- Won 1 Oscar. 4 wins & 11 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Robert Redford
- Screenplay by
- Richard Friedenberg
- Based on
- A River Runs Through It , by Norman Maclean
- Produced by
- Jake Eberts Robert Redford Patrick Markey
- Starring
- Craig Sheffer Brad Pitt Tom Skerritt Brenda Blethyn Emily Lloyd
- Cinematography
- Philippe Rousselot
- Edited by
- Robert Estrin Lynzee Klingman
- Music by
- Mark Isham
- Distributed by
- Columbia Pictures
- Release dates
- September 11, 1992 ( 1992-09-11 ) ( Toronto ) October 9, 1992 ( 1992-10-09 ) (United States)
- Running time
- 123 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $12 million
- Box office
- $66 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Robert Redford
- Screenwriter
- Richard Friedenberg
- Cast member
- Susan Traylor
- Composer
- Mark Isham
- Cinematographer
- Philippe Rousselot
- Narrative location
- Montana
- Duration
- 123
- FilmAffinity ID
- 445461
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- title
- A River Runs Through It
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Original Score
- distributed by
- Netflix
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 68/100
- publication date
- 1993-05-06
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Encyclopedic overview
A River Runs Through It is a 1992 American period drama film directed by Robert Redford, based on Norman Maclean's 1976 semi-autobiographical novella. It stars Craig Sheffer and Brad Pitt as brothers Norman and Paul Maclean, with Tom Skerritt, Brenda Blethyn and Emily Lloyd.
Set in and around Missoula, Montana, the story follows two sons of a Presbyterian minister, one studious and the other rebellious, as they grow up and come of age in the Rocky Mountain region during a span of time from roughly World War I to the early days of the Great Depression, including part of the Prohibition era.
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