Directed by:
Charles HaidScreenplay:
Gill DennisCinematography:
William WagesComposer:
Arthur KempelCast:
Ed Harris, Amy Madigan, Henry Thomas, Robin Tunney, Norbert Weisser, G. D. Spradlin, Lynn Wanlass, Tom Bower, Jerry WillsPlots(1)
Riders of the Purple Sage tells the story of Jane Withersteen and her battle to overcome her persecution by members of her Mormon church. Jane Withersteen does this with the help of several of her Gentile friends, Bern Venters and Lassiter, and in the end, through the help of Balancing Rock and her Gentile friends, finds herself, a child who needs her, her true beliefs, and her true love. The events depicted in Riders of the Purple Sage occur between the mid-spring and the late summer of 1871. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Ed Harris
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Amy Madigan
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Henry Thomas
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Robin Tunney
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Norbert Weisser
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G. D. Spradlin
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Lynn Wanlass
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Tom Bower
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Jerry Wills
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