Sarah, Plain and Tall (1991)

Directed by

Glenn Jordan

Genre

drama film, romance film, family film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 38m

Rated

G

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 30 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A woman from Maine answers a widower's ad for a wife and travels to his Kansas farm in the early 1900s. She slowly forms a bond with him and his two children as they get to know each other.

gentleheartfeltslow-pacedwarmmelancholichopefulwholesomeunderstated

What happens

Sarah, Plain and Tall is an American drama television film that premiered on CBS on February 3, 1991, as part of the Hallmark Hall of Fame anthology series. It is directed and produced by Glenn Jordan from a teleplay by Patricia MacLachlan and Carol Sobieski, based on the book of the same name by MacLachlan. It stars Glenn Close, who also serves as an executive producer, and Christopher Walken. It tells the story of Sarah Wheaton, a Maine spinster who goes to Kansas in the early 1900s in response to widower Jacob Witting's newspaper advertisement seeking a wife. The film was nominated for nine Primetime Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Drama/Comedy Special and Miniseries, winning one for Outstanding Picture Editing for a Special. It also received two Golden Globe Award nominations, for Best Miniseries or Television Movie and Best Actress in a Miniseries or Television Movie for Close. It was followed by two sequels, Skylark and Sarah, Plain and Tall: Winter's End. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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