Medicine River

Jan 1, 1993

1h 36m

★ 6.0

Overview

When photographer Will returns home for his mother's funeral he gets more than he bargained for from a strange cast of characters on the reservation.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

TV Movie

Production Companies

CBC

Alberta Motion Picture Development Corporation

Comweb Productions

Medicine River Trailers

No Trailers found.

Cast

Will

Graham Greene

Harlen Bigbear

Tom Jackson

Louise Heavyman

Sheila Tousey

Ellen Lesly

Janet-Laine Green

Clyde Whiteman

Byron Chief-Moon

Lionel James

Jimmy Herman

Bertha Morely

Tina Louise Bomberry

Big John Yellowrabbit

Ben Cardinal

Eddie Weaselhead

Michael Lawrenchuk

Floyd

Raoul Max Trujillo

Elwood

Dakota House

Candy

Shirley Cheechoo

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