Riverbend (1989)
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In this made-for-TV actioner, three rebellious black army officers disobey orders in Vietnam and refuse to destroy a village filled with innocent people. They are sent to Georgia where they undergo a court-martial. The officers know that they are going to be railroaded and so manage to escape. The… More In this made-for-TV actioner, three rebellious black army officers disobey orders in Vietnam and refuse to destroy a village filled with innocent people. They are sent to Georgia where they undergo a court-martial. The officers know that they are going to be railroaded and so manage to escape. The fugitives end up in Riverbend, hiding in the home of a sympathetic widow. The town is controlled by a brutal, extremely racist sheriff who kills those opposing him and freely takes whatever he wants from the terrified residents. This doesn't set well with one of the officers who, with plans to usurp the sheriff's authority, convinces the others to help him create a secret training camp in the woods. They then begin recruiting the local black men and training them for combat. When they are ready, the angry rebels take over the town, incarcerate the sheriff and all his cohorts and hold the rest of the town hostage in a church until their demands for media attention and an end to racism are met. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- Directed By
- Sam Firstenberg
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure
R,
- In Theaters
- Jun 1, 1989 Wide
- Studio
- HBO Video
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Cast
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Steve James
as Samuel Quentin
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Margaret Avery
as Bell Coleman
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Tony Frank
as Sheriff Jake
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Julius Tennon
as Tony Marx
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Alex Morris
as Butch Turner
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Vanessa Tate
as Pauline
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T.J. Kennedy
as Sgt. Moore
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Norm Colvin
as Hugo
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Keith Kirk
as Mike
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John Norman
as Marcus Coleman
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Al Evans
as Mayor
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Tyrees Allen
as Gus
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Michael Ballard
as Stone
- Frank Bates
- Derrel Craddock
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Troy Dale
as Cook
- James N. Harrell
- William Bill McGhee
- Doug Sivod
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Linwood Phillip Walker
as Fatman
- John Evans
