

Follow The River
Visit website7.0/10 • 13
1995-04-22 • 1h 31m
An Enthralling Epic Of One Woman's Grit, Loyalty, And Determination
Mary Ingles is pregnant when she and her two sons are captured from their homestead in Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains by Shawnee Indians. Her husband, Will, narrowly escapes death during the attack. Impressed by her grace under the pressure of captivity, Wildcat, the Shawnee chief, confers special privileges on Mary and her children, eventually proposing that Mary become his mate. Surprised by her attraction to the handsome brave, Mary nonetheless opts to remain faithful to Will and engineers a plan for her escape. Separated from her children, Mary joins another female settler, and together they embark on a harrowing homeward trek. Her odyssey comes full circle more than a decade later when she is finally reunited with her long-lost children.
- Directors
- Martin Davidson
- Writters
- Jennifer Miller
- Editors
- Jennifer Miller, Bonnie Koehler

Follow The River
Visit website1995-04-22 • 1h 31m
7.0/10 • 13
An Enthralling Epic Of One Woman's Grit, Loyalty, And Determination
Mary Ingles is pregnant when she and her two sons are captured from their homestead in Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains by Shawnee Indians. Her husband, Will, narrowly escapes death during the attack. Impressed by her grace under the pressure of captivity, Wildcat, the Shawnee chief, confers special privileges on Mary and her children, eventually proposing that Mary become his mate. Surprised by her attraction to the handsome brave, Mary nonetheless opts to remain faithful to Will and engineers a plan for her escape. Separated from her children, Mary joins another female settler, and together they embark on a harrowing homeward trek. Her odyssey comes full circle more than a decade later when she is finally reunited with her long-lost children.
- Directors
- Martin Davidson
- Writters
- Jennifer Miller
- Editors
- Jennifer Miller, Bonnie Koehler
Top Billed Cast
View CreditsEllen Burstyn
Gretel
Sheryl Lee
Mary Ingles
Tim Guinee
Will
Eric Schweig
Wildcat
Andy Stahl
Henry Lenard
Tyler Noyes
Tommy Ingles
Gabriel Macht
Johnny Draper
Tony Amendola
LaPlante
Renee O'Connor
Bettie Draper
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- Original Language
- English
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- Keywords
- husband wife relationshipbased on novel or bookescapekidnappingsettlerwildernessnative americanpioneercolonialismnative american captiverace relationslong walkshawneeindian raidabducted by indians