Morgan's Ferry

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Morgan's Ferry
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Directed by Sam Pillsbury
Written byKathy McCormick
Produced byDaniel Levin
Starring
Cinematography Johnny E. Jensen
Edited byMargaret Goodspeed
Music byMader
Production
companies
  • James-Furman Productions
  • Oregon Trail Films
  • Platform Entertainment
  • Zane Productions Inc.
Distributed byArtist View Entertainment
Release date
  • 2001 (2001)
Running time
91 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Morgan's Ferry is a 2001 American crime drama film directed by Sam Pillsbury, written by Kathy McCormick, and starring Billy Zane, Kelly McGillis, Johnny Galecki, Henry Rollins and Roscoe Lee Browne. [1]

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Plot

A trio of escaped criminals hide out in a woman's home as they wait to catch a ferry. [2]

Cast

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