Red River (TV)

Les amants de riviere rouge – French title

Die Liebenden vom Red River – German title

The Lovers of Red River – Canadian title

Red River – English title

A 1995 French production [Transfilm International (Paris)]

Producer: Claude Léger

Director: Yves Boisset

Story: “Un homme se penche sur son passé” by Maurice Constantin-Weyer

Teleplay: Michel Léviant

Dialogue – Philippe Lopes-Curval, Yves Boisset

Photography: Paul Huguenot van der Linden  [color]

Music: Angélique Nachon, Jean-Claude Nachon

Running time: 2 episodes x 73 minutes

Cast:

Monge - Christophe Malavoy

Hannah - Claudia Koll

Napoléon - Eric Schweig

Magd - Lucrezia Lante della Rovere

Paul - Thierry Fortineau

O’Connor - Nick Mancuso

Mr. O’Malloy - Gordon Pinsent

Mrs. O’Malloy - Sheena Larkin

Bear – Bart

Saloon owner - Franck Fontaine

Colon - Jordie Thompson

David - David Raboy

Lucy - Bryn McAuley

Tim - Justin Borntaeger

Archer - Richard Zeman

McPherson - Gordon Masten

Priest - James Bradford

Monge the adventurer and his mixed-race friend Napoleon stop at Rivière Rouge (Red River) to sell their horses. Seduced by a young farmer named Hannah, Monge decides to settle down permanently. Napoleon does not understand how a woman’s love can jeopardize their friendship. A violent fight erupts and Napoleon leaves alone and heads for the mountains. Years later, Napoleon comes back to Rivière Rouge and Hannah falls in love with him. When the young woman becomes pregnant, she and Napoleon run away together. Furious and hurt, Monge will chase them down for months through the Rockies. When spring comes and he finds them, a surprise awaits him.

This two part TV mini-series was shown on French Canadian television May 4, 1996.