A River Runs Through It (film)

A River Runs Through It
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Robert Redford
Screenplay by	Richard Friedenberg
Based on	A River Runs Through It by Norman Maclean
Produced by	Jake Eberts Robert Redford Patrick Markey
Starring	Craig Sheffer Brad Pitt Tom Skerritt Brenda Blethyn Emily Lloyd
Cinematography	Philippe Rousselot
Edited by	Robert Estrin Lynzee Klingman
Music by	Mark Isham
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release dates	September 11, 1992 (1992-09-11) (Toronto) October 9, 1992 (1992-10-09) (United States)
Running time	123 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$12 million[1]
Box office	$66 million

A River Runs Through It is a 1992 American period drama film directed by Robert Redford, based on Norman Maclean's 1976 semi-autobiographical novella. It stars Craig Sheffer and Brad Pitt as the Maclean brothers, Norman and Paul, alongside Tom Skerritt, Brenda Blethyn and Emily Lloyd.

Set in and around Missoula, Montana, the story follows two sons of a Presbyterian minister, one studious and the other rebellious, as they grow up and come of age in the Rocky Mountain region during a span of time from roughly World War I to the early days of the Great Depression, including part of the Prohibition era.^[2]

The film premiered at the 1992 Toronto International Film Festival, and was released in the United States on October 9. It received positive reviews and was nominated for four Academy Awards, including Best Adapted Screenplay, and won Best Cinematography. Robert Redford was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Director.