Beyond the Prairie: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder (2000)

Directed by

Marcus Cole

Genre

biographical film, slice of life

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 36m

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 6 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This TV film shows Laura Ingalls Wilder's life after her earlier books, focusing on her marriage and struggles during harsh winters and hard times. It follows her and her family as they face challenges like blizzards and money troubles while building their home on the prairie.

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What happens

Beyond the Prairie: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder and its sequel Beyond the Prairie II: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder Continues, are television films shown in two parts, which presented episodes from Laura Ingalls Wilder's later books in the Little House on the Prairie series (from The Long Winter to The First Four Years). The first film was shot in 1999 and aired on CBS on January 2, 2000. The second was filmed between March–April 2001 in Texas, and was initially scheduled to air on CBS on Sunday, November 4, 2001, but was postponed when CBS instead broadcast the Emmys. It was rescheduled to air on CBS on March 17, 2002. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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