Underplayed Gems

The Work and the Glory: American Zion (2005)

The Work and the Glory: American Zion poster
Original title
The Work and the Glory II: American Zion
Directed by
Sterling Van Wagenen
Genre
drama film, Western film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 40m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 16 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A family in 1820s New York deals with the challenges of embracing a new faith. Their relationships with each other and their neighbors are tested as they follow the religious leader Joseph Smith.

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What happens

The Work and the Glory (also known as The Work and the Glory: Pillar of Light) is a 2004 historical fiction drama film directed by Russell Holt, from a script co-written by Gerald N. Lund and Russell Holt. Based on Lund's novel titled The Work and the Glory: Pillar of Light, the movie stars Sam Hennings, Brenda Strong, Eric Johnson, Alexander Carroll, Tiffany Dupont, and Jonathan Scarfe. It tells the story of the fictional Steed family in the 1820s and their struggles trying to adopt the new Mormon religion, and it explores their relationship with their community, with its founder, Joseph Smith and the rest of the Smith family. The movie successfully launched the titular film series, which consisted of a trilogy. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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