"The secret is sleeping in the trees."

1983

1h 26m

5.6(60 votes)

Horror

Drama

Overview

In 1750, an adulterous preacher is ejected from a small British colony with his motley crew of followers, who make their way downriver to establish a new settlement of their own beyond the western frontier.

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Dennis Lipscomb

Rev. Will Smythe

Guy Boyd

Marion Dalton

Rebecca Stanley

Eloise Dalton

Sally Klein

Fanny Dalton / Narrator

Karlene Crockett

Leah, Queen of the Forest

Fran Ryan

Sister (Calvin's Wife)

Rob Paulsen

Jewell Buchanan

Kerry Sherman

Margaret Buchanan

Erin Buchanan

Meg

Will Hare

Calvin

Creative team

Directed by: Avery Crounse
Written by: Avery Crounse
Produced by: Philip J. Spinelli

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