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O Pioneers! 
Creator Willa Cather (novel) Directed by Glenn Jordan Produced by Craig Anderson Written by Robert W. Lenski (teleplay) Starring Jessica Lange
David Strathairn
Tom AldredgeProduction company Lorimar Productions
Hallmark Hall of FameLanguage English Original channel CBS Release date 2 February 1992 Running time 99 minutes "O Pioneers!" Lorimar Productions
Hallmark Hall of Fame episodeEpisode no. Season 41
Episode 2Production code 291 Original air date 2 February 1992 Episode chronology ← Previous
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"Miss Rose White"Episode list O Pioneers! is a Hallmark Hall of Fame television movie based on the novel of the same title by Willa Cather. It originally aired in 1992 on CBS and stars Jessica Lange.
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Plot summary
The film centers around a family of Swedish immigrants in Nebraska around the turn of the 20th century. The family's father dies and leaves the family farm to his daughter. She does her best to make the farm work when many others are giving up and leaving.
Cast
- Jessica Lange – Alexandra Bergson
- David Strathairn – Carl Linstrum
- Anne Heche – Marie
- Heather Graham – Young Alexandra Bergson
- Josh Hamilton – Young Carl
Filming locations
Much of the filming was done on location in and around Johnstown, in northern Nebraska. Many of the buildings used are still in use today and retain the board sidewalks seen in sections of the film.[1] Also some of it was filmed in Clarkson Nebraska in the northeast part of the state. There, the filiming was done at the city's library, which is now the city's office, and a small farmhouse north of town.
Awards and nominations
- Awards
- 1992 Emmy Award - Outstanding Individual Achievement in Music Composition for a Miniseries or a Special (Dramatic Underscore)
- 1993 Western Heritage Award - Television Feature Film
- Nominations
- 1992 Emmy Award - Outstanding Individual Achievement in Hairstyling for a Miniseries or a Special
- 1993 Golden Globe award - Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV (Jessica Lange).
References
External links
- O Pioneers! at the Internet Movie Database
- O Pioneers! at AllRovi
- O Pioneers! at TV.com
- O Pioneers! at TV.com
Films directed by Glenn Jordan 1970s Les Misérables (1977) · Son-Rise: A Miracle of Love (1979)1980s Only When I Laugh (1981) · The Princess and the Cabbie (1981) · The Buddy System (1984) · Mass Appeal (1984)1990s Sarah, Plain and Tall (1991) · O Pioneers! (1992) · Barbarians at the Gate (1993) · A Streetcar Named Desire (1995) · After Jimmy (1996) · Sarah, Plain and Tall: Winter's End (1999)2000s Lucy (2003)Categories:- English-language films
- 1990s drama films
- Films set in Nebraska
- Films shot in Nebraska
- Hallmark Hall of Fame episodes
- Films set in the 1890s
- Willa Cather
- 1992 television films
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