

American Harvest
1987-01-16 · 93 min · ★ 9.0
American Harvest is set in the heartland of Kansas. Two proud, stubborn families have not spoken to one another because of an incident in the distant past. Wayne Rogers, the patriarch of one of the families, is in danger of losing his wheat farm. He knows that his land will be saved if he patches things up with rival farmer Earl Holliman, but such a reconciliation is out of the question.
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- Directors
- Dick Lowry
- Production companies
- Roth-Stratton Productions, The Finnegan Company
- Countries
- Canada
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Wayne RogersWalter Duncan
Earl HollimanKrab Hogan
Mariclare CostelloMary Alice Duncan
Fredric LehneRoger Duncan
Matt McCoyTad
John AndersonJudge Meriweather
Casey SiemaszkoDakota
Jay KerrT-Bone
Courtney GainsChips
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