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Amber Waves (1980) Plot Summary Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1980 · 98 mins · English
- Directed by
- Joseph Sargent
- Starring
- Kurt Russell, Wilford Brimley, Fran Brill, Mare Winningham, Penny Fuller, Dennis Weaver
Stranded in rural Kansas, a drifter accepts work driving a wheat harvester for a farmer whose life is unraveling due to cancer and crushing debt. After the farmer attempts suicide, the drifter steps in, forming a reluctant bond and becoming a steady, father‑like presence that offers the struggling man renewed purpose and companionship.
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