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The Mound Builders

The Mound Builders

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1976
1h 25m
7.0(1 votes)
Drama

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In this production of Lanford Wilson’s Obie Award-winning play, Native American traditions conflict with modern society when archaeologists try to uncover the mysteries of ancient native temple mounds before rising waters flood the region.

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