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title: 'Rachel River (1987)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Sandy Smolan'
released: '1987-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 85
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/rachel-river-1987'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093816/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Rachel River (1987)

1987 · 85 min · Comedy · United States


## Synopsis

Rachel River is a 1987 American drama film directed by Sandy Smolan and written by Judith Guest. It is inspired by Letters From the Country, a collection of short stories by Carol Bly. The film centers on the residents of a small northern Minnesota town. It stars Pamela Reed, Viveca Lindfors, Željko Ivanek, James Olson, and Craig T. Nelson. The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival and was given a limited theatrical release on January 20, 1989.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Sandy Smolan](https://cinepixo.com/people/sandy-smolan)
- **Screenplay:** [Judith Guest](https://cinepixo.com/people/judith-guest)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Arvo Pärt](https://cinepixo.com/people/arvo-part)
- **Producer:** [Timothy Marx](https://cinepixo.com/people/timothy-marx)
- **Director of Photography:** [Paul Elliott](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-elliott)

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