An Enthralling Epic Of One Woman's Grit, Loyalty, And Determination
Mary Ingles is pregnant when she and her two sons are captured from their homestead in Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains by Shawnee Indians. Her husband, Will, narrowly escapes death during the attack. Impressed by her grace under the pressure of captivity, Wildcat, the Shawnee chief, confers special privileges on Mary and her children, eventually proposing that Mary become his mate. Surprised by her attraction to the handsome brave, Mary nonetheless opts to remain faithful to Will and engineers a plan for her escape. Separated from her children, Mary joins another female settler, and together they embark on a harrowing homeward trek. Her odyssey comes full circle more than a decade later when she is finally reunited with her long-lost children.
Follow The River (1995) is a drama and action film directed by Martin Davidson, released on April 22, 1995 with a runtime of 1h 31m. It stars Ellen Burstyn, Sheryl Lee, Tim Guinee and Eric Schweig. Viewers rate it 7.3 out of 10 across 17 ratings.
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Ellen Burstyn
as Gretel
Sheryl Lee
as Mary Ingles
Tim Guinee
as Will
Eric Schweig
as Wildcat
Andy Stahl
as Henry Lenard
Tyler Noyes
as Tommy Ingles
Gabriel Macht
as Johnny Draper
Tony Amendola
as LaPlante
Renée O'Connor
as Bettie Draper
Directed by Martin Davidson, written by Jennifer Miller and James Alexander Thom, produced by Alvin Cooperman.
Average viewer score of 7.3/10 from 17 ratings.
**_Settlers vs Shawnee in the heart of Appalachia, 1755_** After a raid at Draper's Meadow settlement in what is now the Virginia Tech campus in Blacksburg, several Caucasians are taken captive and brought northwest to the Shawnee village in what is present-day South Portsmouth in northeast Kentucky, and, later, to Big Bone Lick, which is further west. The resilient Mary Ingles (Sheryl Lee) hatches a plan with an…
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Follow The River (1995) is available to stream on Cineverse and Howdy Amazon Channel. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Follow The River (1995) includes Ellen Burstyn, Sheryl Lee, Tim Guinee, Eric Schweig and Andy Stahl. The film was directed by Martin Davidson. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Follow The River was released on April 22, 1995 and runs for 1h 31m.
Follow The River (1995) holds an average rating of 7.3 out of 10 from 17 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy drama and action films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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