Riverbend

Riverbend (1989)

When you're right... you fight!

A black major and his men are on the run from a rigged court-martial and hide out in a small Georgia town where a cruel white sheriff is terrorising the black population. Together with one strong-willed woman, they formulate a bold plan to fight for freedom and human rights.

Date of release
1989-05-01
TMDB
6.5 / 10 (8)
Runtime
1h 46m
Genres
Action
Director
Sam Firstenberg

Casting

Interesting facts

Riverbend is a 1989 American independent action-drama film directed by Sam Firstenberg. It was written and produced by Samuel Vance and Valerie Coleman Vance (uncredited). Set in the segregated South during the Civil Rights era, it stars Steve James. The film follows three Black Vietnam War soldiers who, after escaping a corrupt court-martial, arrive in a small Georgia town terrorized by a racist sheriff and lead the Black residents in an armed uprising for justice and self-determination.

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