Sarah, Plain and Tall (film)

Sarah, Plain and Tall
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Directed by	Glenn Jordan
Produced by	Glenn Close Glenn Jordan William Self
Screenplay by	Patricia MacLachlan Carol Sobieski
Based on	Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan
Starring	Glenn Close Christopher Walken
Music by	David Shire
Cinematography	Mike Fash
Editing by	John Wright
Production company	Hallmark Hall of Fame Self Productions Trillium Productions
Country	United States
Language	English
Original channel	CBS
Release date	February 3, 1991
Running time	98 minutes
Followed by	Skylark

"Sarah, Plain and Tall"
Hallmark Hall of Fame episode
Episode no.	Season 40 Episode 2
Production code	288
Original air date	February 3, 1991
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Sarah, Plain and Tall is a television film in the Hallmark Hall of Fame anthology series that was released in 1991. It is the first of three installments in the film adaptation of Patricia MacLachlan's novel of the same name.

Plot summary

The story is set in Kansas in 1910. Jacob Witting, a widowed farmer who is still saddened by the death of his wife during childbirth several years earlier, finds that the task of taking care of his farm and two children, Anna and Caleb, is too difficult to handle alone. He advertises in the newspaper for a mail-order bride. Sarah, from Maine, responds describing herself as "plain and tall", and travels out to become his wife. But she grows homesick: miles and miles of Kansas farmland prove no substitute for Maine's ocean vistas. When she leaves for a trip into town, the children wonder if she will come back.

Cast

• Glenn Close as Sarah Wheaton
• Christopher Walken as Jacob Witting
• Lexi Randall as Anna Witting
• Malgorzata Zajaczkowska as Maggie Grant (as Margaret Sophie Stein)
• Jon DeVries as Matthew Grant
• Christopher Bell as Caleb Witting
• James Rebhorn as William Wheaton
• Woody Watson as Jess Stearns
• Betty Laird as Mrs. Parkley
• Marc Penney as Ticket Agent
• Kara Beth Taylor as Rose

Reception

Generally well-received by the public, it was considered "Fresh" at Rotten Tomatoes with 80% approval. It was nominated for nine Emmys in 1991, of which it won one. It was also nominated for two Golden Globes.

External links

• Sarah, Plain and Tall at the Internet Movie Database
• Sarah, Plain and Tall at Rotten Tomatoes
• Sarah, Plain and Tall at TV.com