Amber Waves

Name: Amber Waves
Director: Joseph Sargent
Genre: TV Movie, Drama
Released: 1980-03-09
Duration: 98 min
Cast: Dennis Weaver, Kurt Russell, Mare Winningham, Fran Brill, Wilford Brimley

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1980 · 98 min · TV Movie · Drama · TMDB 8.5/10

Overview

A drifter stranded in Kansas accepts a job offer from a wheat harvester who, in desperation over his cancer and financial woes, attempts suicide but becomes a father-figure to the young man.

Directed by Joseph Sargent

Cast

Dennis Weaver — Elroy 'Bud' Burkhardt
Kurt Russell — Larry Koenig
Mare Winningham — Marlene Burkhardt
Fran Brill — Suze Winter
Wilford Brimley — Pete Alberts