Amber Waves

Name: Amber Waves
Cast: Dennis Weaver, Kurt Russell, Mare Winningham, Fran Brill, Wilford Brimley

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A drifter stranded in Kansas accepts a job offer from a wheat harvester who, in desperation over his cancer and financial woes, attempts suicide but becomes a father-figure to the young man.

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Cast & Crew

Director: Joseph SargentWriter: Ken TreveyProducers: Philip Mandelker, Stanley Kallis

Dennis Weaver

as Elroy 'Bud' Burkhardt

Kurt Russell

as Larry Koenig

Mare Winningham

as Marlene Burkhardt

Fran Brill

as Suze Winter

Wilford Brimley

as Pete Alberts

Rossie Harris

as Dougie Burkhardt

Grainger Hines

as Gregg Burkhardt

Penny Fuller

as Fern Jensen

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