Eyes of Fire

Eyes of Fire

The secret is sleeping in the trees.

R 1983 · 86 min · ★ 5.7 · Horror, Drama

In 1750, an adulterous preacher is ejected from a small British colony with his motley crew of followers, who make their way downriver to establish a new settlement of their own beyond the western frontier.

Directed by Avery Crounse · Written by Avery Crounse

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Dennis Lipscomb Rev. Will Smythe
Guy Boyd Marion Dalton
Rebecca Stanley Eloise Dalton
Sally Klein Fanny Dalton / Narrator
Karlene Crockett Leah, Queen of the Forest
Fran Ryan Sister (Calvin's Wife)
Rob Paulsen Jewell Buchanan
Kerry Sherman Margaret Buchanan
Erin Buchanan Meg
Will Hare Calvin
Ivy Bethune Rachel
Mike Genovese Interrogator

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