Amber Waves
Brief Synopsis
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A rugged midwest wheat farmer (Dennis Weaver) and a male model from back East (Kurt Russell) seeking to find himself clash over their values, time-honored patriotism, and themselves. Mare Winningham, who plays Weaver's free-spirited daughter, won an Emmy Award as Outstanding Supporting Actress, and
Cast & Crew
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Joseph Sargent
Director
Dennis Weaver
Elroy "Bud" Burkhardt
Kurt Russell
Larry Koenig
Mare Winningham
Marlene Burkhardt
Fran Brill
Suze Winter
Wilford Brimley
Pete Alberts
Film Details
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1980
Production Company
ABC Entertainment Group; Time-Life Productions
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Synopsis
A rugged midwest wheat farmer (Dennis Weaver) and a male model from back East (Kurt Russell) seeking to find himself clash over their values, time-honored patriotism, and themselves. Mare Winningham, who plays Weaver's free-spirited daughter, won an Emmy Award as Outstanding Supporting Actress, and the film's five other Emmy nominations were for Outstanding Drama, director Joseph Sargent, writer Ken Trevey, and for sound mixing and sound editing.
Director
Joseph Sargent
Director
Cast
Dennis Weaver
Elroy "Bud" Burkhardt
Kurt Russell
Larry Koenig
Mare Winningham
Marlene Burkhardt
Fran Brill
Suze Winter
Wilford Brimley
Pete Alberts
Ross Harris
Dougie Burkhardt
Grainger Hines
Gregg Burkhardt
Penny Fuller
Fern Jensen
Eloy Phil Casados
Dwight Willits
Bill Morey
Ansel Porter
Michael Talbot
Tork Torkelson
Robby Weaver
Russ Hahn
Ted Dykstra
Jack Goth
Kay Grieve
Lucetta Jenison
Cathryn Johnston
Les Kimber
Don Mackay
Margaret Martin
Walter Massey
Bruce Mccloud
Murray Ord
Jon York
Ted Stidder
Tony Whibley
Kay Robinson
Dale Wilson
Jane Wilson
Crew
Paul Barnes
Production Designer
Michael Brown
Editor
Tom Cornwell
Sound Editor
Mario Gonzales
Makeup
Peter Harrison
Sound Editor
Andrew Herbert
Sound Editor
Michael Hilkene
Sound Editor
Fred Judkins
Sound Editor
Stanley Kallis
Producer
Christopher Large
Sound Department
Philip Mandelker
Executive Producer
Donald M Morgan
Director Of Photography
Ed Nelson
Sound
Eddie Nelson
Sound Department
George E Porter
Sound Department
Terry Porter
Sound Department
John Rubinstein
Music
Billy Ray Smith
Associate Producer
Jill Tagger
Sound Editor
Russ Tinsley
Sound Editor
Ken Trevey
Writer
Dennis Weaver
Song
Robby Weaver
Song
Film Details
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1980
Production Company
ABC Entertainment Group; Time-Life Productions
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States March 9, 1980
