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Fine television version of Harriette Arnow's accont of an iron-willed farmer's wife who struggles to raise her family in 1940's Detroit. Fonda heads a superb cast!
Original Release
05/13/1984
US Release
05/13/1984
Cast
Name | Character |
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Jane Fonda | Gertie Nevels |
Levon Helm | Clovis |
Amanda Plummer | Mamie |
Susan Kingsley | Sophronie |
Ann Hearn | Max |
Robert Swan | Victor / Victor (as Bob Swan) |
Geraldine Page | Mrs. Kendrick |
Jason Yearwood | Reuben |
David Brady Wilson | Enoch |
Starla Whaley | Clytie |
Directors
Writers
Susan Cooper, Hume Cronyn, Harriet Arnow
Cast
Name | Character |
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Jane Fonda | Gertie Nevels |
Levon Helm | Clovis |
Amanda Plummer | Mamie |
Susan Kingsley | Sophronie |
Ann Hearn | Max |
Robert Swan | Victor / Victor (as Bob Swan) |
Geraldine Page | Mrs. Kendrick |
Jason Yearwood | Reuben |
David Brady Wilson | Enoch |
Starla Whaley | Clytie |
David Dawson | Amos |
Nikki Creswell | Cassie |
Raymond Serra | Joe |
Dan Hedaya | Skyros |
Christine Ebersole | Miss Vashinski |
Ellen Marchman | Wheateye |
Studs Terkel | Taxi Driver |
Sheb Wooley | Mr. Kendrick |
James N. Harrell | Old John Ballew / Old John Miller |
Alex Harvey | Whit |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Bruce Gilbert | Executive Producer |
Gary Daigler | Producer |
Bill Finnegan | Producer |
Editors
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1985 | Golden Globe | Best Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | Nominated |
1985 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | Nominated |
1984 | Emmy | Outstanding Costume Design for a Limited Series or a Special | Won |
1984 | Emmy | Outstanding Drama/Comedy Special | Nominated |
1984 | Emmy | Outstanding Film Editing for a Limited Series or a Special | Nominated |
1984 | Emmy | Outstanding Film Sound Mixing for a Limited Series or a Special | Nominated |
1984 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or a Special | Won |
1984 | Emmy | Outstanding Writing in a Limited Series or a Special | Nominated |