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Ghost Dancing

1983 1h 40m

Farm widow Sarah Bowman has been impoverished by the siphoning of her water supply. A nearby big-city aqueduct has priority over water rights, leaving the rural outskirts virtually dry. Attempting to bring her cause to the forefront, Sarah dynamites the reservoir, half-hoping that she'll be "martyred" in the process. When she fails to arouse public support, she targets the local power plant for her next blast. Assistant DA Anne Greyfeather, who as an orphaned Indian girl was virtually raised by Sarah, decides to challenge the water-department bureaucracy on McGuire's behalf.

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Synopsis

Farm widow Sarah Bowman has been impoverished by the siphoning of her water supply. A nearby big-city aqueduct has priority over water rights, leaving the rural outskirts virtually dry. Attempting to bring her cause to the forefront, Sarah dynamites the reservoir, half-hoping that she'll be "martyred" in the process. When she fails to arouse public support, she targets the local power plant for her next blast. Assistant DA Anne Greyfeather, who as an orphaned Indian girl was virtually raised by Sarah, decides to challenge the water-department bureaucracy on McGuire's behalf.

Behind it

David GreeneDavid GreeneDirectorDon TaylorDon TaylorDirectorPhil PenningrothWriterJohn MorrisJohn MorrisComposer

Cast

John BellahPowerman
Scotch ByerleyPowerman
Robert ClotworthyRobert ClotworthyWalter Deliveryman
Rod ColbinArch
Bruce DavisonBruce DavisonCalvin Oberst
Bill ErwinBill ErwinJoe Greyfeather
Richard FarnsworthRichard FarnsworthRuss Ward
Henry HamiltonBoy
Wings HauserWings HauserFrank Carwell
Bo HopkinsBo HopkinsDave Groves
Richard LinebackRichard LinebackBrian
Karen MachonBetty
Dorothy McGuireDorothy McGuireSarah Bowman
Sierra PecheurSierra PecheurWilla
Victoria RacimoVictoria RacimoAnne Greyfeather
Fran RyanFran RyanJudge
Eleanor ZeeEleanor ZeeJailer

Director

David Greene, Don Taylor

Writer

Phil Penningroth

Release date

30 May 1983

Runtime

1h 40m

Studio

Eugene O'Neill Memorial Theater Center, Herbert Brodkin Productions, Titus Productions

Language

English

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