Northern Lights(1978)
"Times when we had the powers that be on the run."
The bittersweet story of young lovers caught up in a political struggle waged by farmers against the grain trade, the banks, and the railroads. Set in 1915–16 North Dakota, a largely forgotten era of American history.
Movie: Northern Lights
Top 10 Billed Cast
Ray Sorensen
John Sorensen
Video Trailer Northern Lights
Video: Official Trailer - NORTHERN LIGHTS (1978, Robert Behling, Susan Lynch)
Official Trailer - NORTHERN LIGHTS (1978, Robert Behling, Susan Lynch)
Re-Release Trailer
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