Sarah, Plain And Tall
– The story is set in Kansas in the year 1910. Jacob Witting, a widowed farmer who is still saddened b..
The story is set in Kansas in the year 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, travels out to become his wife. But Sarah grow
03 Feb 1991
English
All ages admitted. Nothing that would offend parents for viewing by children.
Glenn Jordan
Patricia MacLachlan (book), Patricia MacLachlan (teleplay), Carol Sobieski (teleplay)
Glenn Close, Christopher Walken, Lexi Randall, Malgorzata Zajaczkowska
Set around the turn of the century. Jacob, a widowed farmer with two small children, places an ad in a paper for a new wife. The ad is answered by a spinster in Maine, who writes letters to them and describes herself as "plain and tall." And she takes a trip to Jacob's farm to see if she can make a difference.
Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 1 win & 8 nominations.
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