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The Dark Secret of Harvest Home is a 1978 American television thriller miniseries, produced by Universal Television and directed by Leo Penn, that aired January 23–24, 1978 on NBC. The screenplay was based on the 1973 novel Harvest Home by Tom Tryon and is largely faithful to the original material.
Original Release
01/23/1978 on NBC
US Release
01/23/1978
Cast
Name | Character |
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Bette Davis | Widow Fortune |
David Ackroyd | Nick Constantine |
Rosanna Arquette | Kate Constantine |
Rene Auberjonois | Jack Stump |
John Calvin | Justin Hooke |
Norman Lloyd | Amys Penrose |
Linda Marsh | Maggie Dodd |
Joanna Miles | Beth Constantine |
Michael O'Keefe | Worthy Pettinger |
Laurie Prange | Sophie Hooke |
# | Title | Air Date |
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1 | Ploughing Day, Planting Day, Agnes Fair, Choosing the Young Lord, the Day of Seasoning | Monday, 23 January 1978 |
2 | Tithing Day, Sheaving Tide, Husking Bee, Corn Play, Kindling Night, Harvest Home | Tuesday, 24 January 1978 |
Directors
Writers
Tom Tryon, Jennifer Miller, Charles E. Israel, James Mitchell Miller, Jack Guss
Cast
Name | Character |
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Bette Davis | Widow Fortune |
David Ackroyd | Nick Constantine |
Rosanna Arquette | Kate Constantine |
Rene Auberjonois | Jack Stump |
John Calvin | Justin Hooke |
Norman Lloyd | Amys Penrose |
Linda Marsh | Maggie Dodd |
Joanna Miles | Beth Constantine |
Michael O'Keefe | Worthy Pettinger |
Laurie Prange | Sophie Hooke |
Donald Pleasence | Narrator / Narrator (voice) |
Lina Raymond | Tamar Penrose |
Tracey Gold | Missy Penrose |
Stephen Joyce | Robert Dodd |
Michael Durrell | Ty Barth |
Martin Shakar | David Adwell |
Grayce Grant | Mrs. Pettinger |
Stephen Gustafson | Jimmy Minerva |
Dick Durock | Roy Soakes |
Richard Venture | Richard |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Jack Laird | Producer |
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1978 | Emmy | Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design for a Drama Special | Nominated |
1978 | Emmy | Outstanding Achievement in Film Sound Editing for a Special | Nominated |