Gold Blooded

Feb 7, 2018

1h 27m

★ 6.5

Overview

Dakota Fred Hurt, Dustin Hurt and the Richardson brothers battle nature, time, and death itself to strike gold under a huge waterfall. This film documents what Fred and Dustin were up to since they left Discovery's GOLD RUSH, and it's the prequel to Discovery's new show starring this team called GOLD RUSH: WHITE WATER.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Badlands Features

First Cable

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Cast

Self - Gold Miner

Fred Hurt

Self - Gold Miner

Dustin Hurt

Self - Gold Miner

Wes Richardson

Self - Gold Miner

Paul Richardson

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6.7

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7.0

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7.5

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7.9

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0.0

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7.0

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0.0

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0.0

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4.5

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0.0

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8.0

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7.5

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0.0

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5.0

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0.0

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0.0

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0.0

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8.0

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7.0

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