"The story of a pioneer family in the early 1800s that seeks its fortunes on the Ohio frontier."
Sarah Miles
as Jennifer Blackwood
Stacy Keach
as Matt Blackwood
Harris Yulin
as John Blackwood
Harrison Ford
as Mark Blackwood
Amy Irving
as Amanda Blackwood
Granville Van Dusen
as Creed Vauclose
Charles Weldon
as Sam Adams
Gerrit Graham
as Carver Blackwood
Stanley Bennett Clay
as Young Sam
Tony Swartz
as Harry Blackwood
John Carter
as Benjamin McCullum
Stephanie Faulkner
as Lucinda
Rayford Barnes
as Majors
Sari Price
as Margaret McCullum
Norbert Schiller
as Ernst Schmidt
Ian Wolfe
as Dr. Klauber
Guy Raymond
as McHenry
Don Eitner
as Ross
James Houghton
as Alfred Brinkerhoff
J. Jay Saunders
as Pelley
Brent Jones
as Daughter Slate
William Challee
as Plunkett
Francis De Sales
as Reverend Wheatley
Mark Saegers
as Artist
Wonderful Smith
as Minister
Gary Lee Cooper
as Child
Michelle Stacy
Dennis Larson
Peter Haas
Brian Busta
Debbie Fresh
Michael Swan
as Pilot (uncredited)
James Michener
Story
Sidney Carroll
Writer
Buck Houghton
Producer
David Frost
Executive Producer
David Auerbach
Associate Producer
Gil Mellé
Original Music Composer
William Cronjager
Director of Photography
George Jay Nicholson
Editor
Perry Ferguson II
Art Direction
Burton Miller
Costume Design
Thomas Gark
Property Master
Sharron Miller
Sound Editor
Daniel J. Johnson
Music Editor
Creative Consultant
John Moio
Stunt Coordinator
Hubie Kerns Jr.
Stunts
Gregory J. Barnett
Lee Philips
Director