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Where the River Runs Black
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Where the River Runs Black

Sep 19, 1986
1h 40m
★ 6.4

Overview

An orphaned boy who was raised in the Amazon jungle is brought back to civilization by a priest who knows his father.

Genres

Adventure

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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Cast

Charles Durning

Father O'Reilly

Charles Durning

Alessandro Rabelo

Lazaro

Alessandro Rabelo

Ajay Naidu

Segundo

Ajay Naidu

Divana Brandão

Eagle Woman

Divana Brandão

Peter Horton

Father Mahoney

Peter Horton

Castulo Guerra

Orlando Santos

Castulo Guerra

Conchata Ferrell

Mother Marta

Conchata Ferrell

Dana Delany

Sister Ana

Dana Delany

Marcelo Rabelo

Lazaro - 4 Years Old

Marcelo Rabelo

Ariel Coelho

Francisco

Ariel Coelho

Paulo Sergio Oliveira

Jose

Paulo Sergio Oliveira

Mario Borges

Brother Carlos

Mario Borges