Based on Norman Maclean's novella of the same name, 

director Robert Redford's enchanting film tells the story of 

an American family living in the quiet logging town of Missoula, Montana.
 
Stars Brad Pitt, 
      Craig Sheffer,
      Tom Skerritt, 
      Emily Lloyd, 
      and Brenda Blethyn.

 
A RIVER RUNS THROUGH IT and Other Stories
By Norman Maclean
1976

Norman Maclean's novella
"A River Runs Through It"
begins with the statement:

"In our family,
there was no clear line
between religion and fly-fishing."