<P> A River Runs Through It is a 1992 American period coming - of - age drama film directed by Robert Redford and starring Craig Sheffer , Brad Pitt , Tom Skerritt , Brenda Blethyn , and Emily Lloyd . It is a based on the 1976 semi-autobiographical novel A River Runs Through It by Norman Maclean , adapted for the screen by Richard Friedenberg . Set in and around Missoula , Montana , the story follows two sons of a Presbyterian minister , one studious and the other rebellious , as they grow up and come of age in the Rocky Mountain region during a span of time from roughly World War I to the early days of the Great Depression , including part of the Prohibition era . </P>
<P> A River Runs Through It is a 1992 American period coming - of - age drama film directed by Robert Redford and starring Craig Sheffer , Brad Pitt , Tom Skerritt , Brenda Blethyn , and Emily Lloyd . It is a based on the 1976 semi-autobiographical novel A River Runs Through It by Norman Maclean , adapted for the screen by Richard Friedenberg . Set in and around Missoula , Montana , the story follows two sons of a Presbyterian minister , one studious and the other rebellious , as they grow up and come of age in the Rocky Mountain region during a span of time from roughly World War I to the early days of the Great Depression , including part of the Prohibition era . </P>
who starred in a river runs through it
who starred in a river runs through it
Craig Sheffer Brad Pitt Tom Skerritt Brenda Blethyn Emily Lloyd
Craig Sheffer Brad Pitt Tom Skerritt Brenda Blethyn Emily Lloyd