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Heartland

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Original title

Heartland

Year

1979

Running time

96 min.

Country

United States

Director

Richard Pearce

Screenwriter

Beth Ferris, William Kittredge, Elinore Stewart

Cast

Music

Charles Gross

Cinematography

Fred Murphy

Producer

Filmhaus, The National Endowment for the Humanities, Wilderness Women

Genre

Western. Drama

Synopsis

A recent widow (Ferrell) and her daughter travel to Wyoming in 1910, to work as housekeeper for a stern rancher (Torn). Once there she decides to try and homestead a piece of land of her own, but the year that follows is full of harsh weather and isolation. A moving drama about life on the frontier, well acted and understated. Based on the real-life frontier diaries of Elinore Randall Stewart.

Awards: 1980: Berlin Film Festival: Golden Bear, Interfilm - Otto Dibelius Award

1981: National Board of Review (NBR): nominated to Top Ten Films.

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Heartland

1979

Richard Pearce

6.1

(60)