White Water Rebels

"His fight wasn't against nature...but against the people who were trying to destroy it."

1983 1h 32m EN

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9.0

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★9.0TMDB · 1

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Synopsis

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James Brolin plays a renegade canoeist who illegally runs a river to protest its exploitation by a greedy corporation.

“His fight wasn't against nature...but against the people who were trying to destroy it.”

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Cast

Catherine Bach
Trisha Parker
James Brolin
Mike McKay
Pepe Serna
Harry Cutter
Kai Wulff
Eric Klammer
Michael C. Gwynne
Leland
Richard Lynch
William Devine
Walter Brooke
Leonard Phelps
Nancy Parsons
Georgia Gubser

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Reza Badiyi
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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43 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Reza Badiyi, shot by William Gereghty. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Ken Thorne. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Geoffrey Rowland shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 8

CAST

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Catherine Bach and James Brolin and Pepe Serna carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "His fight wasn't against nature...but against the people who were trying to destroy it.".

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0086579 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Reza Badiyi directs. William Gereghty behind the camera. Ken Thorne scores. Geoffrey Rowland cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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143 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Reza Badiyi, shot by William Gereghty. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Ken Thorne. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Geoffrey Rowland shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Catherine Bach and James Brolin and Pepe Serna carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "His fight wasn't against nature...but against the people who were trying to destroy it.".
7IMDB entry: tt0086579 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.