Riverbend (film)
Riverbend is a 1989 film directed by Sam Firstenberg. The screenplay was written by Samuel Vance, who produced the film.
| Riverbend | |
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| Directed by | Sam Firstenberg |
| Produced by | Regina Dale Troy Dale Norman Stevens Samuel Vance |
| Written by | Samuel Vance |
| Starring | Steve James Margaret Avery |
| Music by | Paul Loomis |
| Cinematography | Ken Lamkin |
| Edited by | Marcus Manton |
Production company | Prism Entertainment Corporation |
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Running time | 106 minutes |
| Country | United States |
Plot
Three rebellious African-American army officers disobey orders in Vietnam and refuse to destroy a village inhabited with innocent people. They are sent to Georgia and are going to be court-martialed. The officers know that justice will not be served and manage to escape. The fugitives end up in the small town of Riverbend, taking refuge in the home of a sympathetic widow. The town is controlled by a brutal, racist sheriff who kills those opposing him and takes whatever he wants from the terrified residents. This bothers one of the officers who, with plans to take down the sheriff, convinces the others to help him create a secret training camp in the woods. They then begin recruiting the local African-Americans men and training them for combat. When they are prepared, the angry rebels take over the town, incarcerate the sheriff and all his cohorts and hold the rest of the town hostage in a church until their demands for media attention and an end to racism are met.
Principal cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Steve James | Maj. Samuel Quentin |
| Margaret Avery | Bell Coleman |
| Tony Frank | Sheriff Jake |
| Julius Tennon | Sgt. Tony Marx |
| Tyrees Allen | Gus |
Availability
Although the film is not available on DVD, it can be found on VHS on sites such as Amazon.com.[1]
References
- "Riverbend [VHS]: Steve James, Margaret Avery, Tony Frank: Video". Amazon.com. Retrieved March 11, 2011.