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Released 16 years ago.
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The River Why
"One man's struggle to catch his dreams."
2010 1h 41m EN
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5.3
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★5.3TMDB · 88
DramaRomance
Synopsis
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A young man abandons his family for a solitary life of fly-fishing. His goal was to find his own way in the fishing world and thereby find himself and love.
“One man's struggle to catch his dreams.”
Cast
William Hurt
H2O
Amber Heard
Eddy
Zach Gilford
Gus
Dallas Roberts
Titus
Gattlin Griffith
Bill Bob
Daniel Nelson
Young Gus
Nikki DeLoach
Ma jeune
Kathleen Quinlan
Ma
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Matthew Leutwyler
- Writers
- Thomas A. Cohen
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Matthew Leutwyler shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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William Hurt and Amber Heard and Zach Gilford carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "One man's struggle to catch his dreams.".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt1241329 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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WILD
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Only 88 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Matthew Leutwyler directs. Matthew Leutwyler cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 16 years ago.
- 2Editor Matthew Leutwyler shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 3William Hurt and Amber Heard and Zach Gilford carry the top of the cast.
- 4Marketing tagline: "One man's struggle to catch his dreams.".
- 5IMDB entry: tt1241329 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 6Only 88 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Editing
- Matthew Leutwyler
- Production design
- Tyler B. Robinson
- Costume design
- Amanda Needham
- Stunt coordinator
- William Boggs
- Runtime
- 101 min · 1h 41m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- PG-13
Also by
Matthew Leutwyler
Stills · wallpapers
Selected frames
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Trailers & featurettes
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Key crew
- NovelDavid James Duncan
- StuntsJason Borger
- Stunt CoordinatorWilliam Boggs
- Consulting EditorRobert Dalva
- CinematographyKarsten 'Crash' Gopinath
- Associate ProducerChip Touhey
- StuntsSusan Spencer
- Production DesignTyler B. Robinson
- Set DecorationJoe Rynearson
- CastingMichael Testa
- ProducerMatthew Leutwyler
- EditorMatthew Leutwyler
- Co-ProducerJosh "Bones" Murphy
- Executive ProducerThomas A. Cohen
- MusicAustin Wintory
- CastingMatthew Karchesky
- StuntsKai Shelton
- Executive ProducerShari Quinney
- Costume DesignAmanda Needham
- Co-Executive ProducerNikhil Jassawalla
- Executive ProducerCharles Mastropietro
- Line ProducerBrett Cranford
- Executive ProducerDavid Quinney
- Producer's AssistantDean Mozian
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- based on novel or book
- fly fishing
- estranged father
- father son reconciliation
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2010-04-09PG-13
