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Northern Lights

"Times when we had the powers that be on the run."

The bittersweet story of young lovers caught up in a political struggle waged by farmers against the grain trade, the banks, and the railroads. Set in 1915–16 North Dakota, a largely forgotten era of American history.

1h 35m1978TMDb 6.2

DramaHistory

English

Crew and Cast

John HansonJohn HansonDirectorRob NilssonRob NilssonDirectorRobert BehlingRobert BehlingRay SorensenJoe SpanoJoe SpanoJohn Sorensen
Susan LynchInga Olsness
Ray NessHenrik Sorensen
Marianna Åström-De FinaKari
Helen NessJenny Sorensen
Thorbjörn RueThor
Nick EldredgeSven
Jon NessHoward
Gary HanischCharlie Forsythe
Melvin RodvoldOle Olsness
Adelaide ThorntveidtAdelaide Olsness
Mabel RueGrandma
Krist ToresenKrist
Henry MartinsonHenry Martinson

Storyline

The bittersweet story of young lovers caught up in a political struggle waged by farmers against the grain trade, the banks, and the railroads. Set in 1915–16 North Dakota, a largely forgotten era of American history.

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Info

Status
Released
Released
17 November 1978
Runtime
1h 35m
TMDB score
6.2 / 10 (11 votes)

Production

Director
John Hanson, Rob Nilsson
Writers
Rob Nilsson, John Hanson
Studios
New Front Films, Cine Manifest
Countries
United States of America

Box Office

Budget
$300,000.0
Revenue
$19,368.0
Profit
$280,632.0 loss
Return
0.1×

Languages

Original
English
Spoken
English, Norwegian, Swedish