Riverworld

A movie for the Sci Fi Channel based on the book series by Philip José Farmer. The location is Riverworld, a mysterious and treacherous land where every human who died between the years 99,000 BC and 2,200 AD has been resurrected on the banks of a huge river.

Cast

Brad Johnson

as Jeff Hale

Karen Holness

as Mali

Kevin Smith

as Valdemar

Cameron Daddo

as Samuel L. 'Sam' Clemens

Jonathan Cake

as Nero

Emily Lloyd

as Alice Lidell Hargreaves

Patrick Kake

as Tane

Colin Moy

as Langer

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