The Awakening Land (1978) - Turner Classic Movies

Brief Synopsis

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A lusty frontier saga about a pioneer woman and her love for her family, the man she marries and the land on which she lives, dramatized from Conrad Richter's Pulitzer Prize-winning trilogy. Emmy Award nominations went to Elizabeth Montgomery (her tenth), Hal Holbrook and Jeanette Nolan for their ac

Cast & Crew

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Elizabeth Montgomery

Sayward Luckett Wheeler

Hal Holbrook

Portius Wheeler--The Solitary

Jane Seymour

Steven Keats

Louise Latham

Tony Mockus

Film Details

Also Known As

Awakening Land

Genre

Western

Release Date

1978

Production Company

Burbank Studios; NBC Entertainment

Technical Specs

Duration

2h

Synopsis

A lusty frontier saga about a pioneer woman and her love for her family, the man she marries and the land on which she lives, dramatized from Conrad Richter's Pulitzer Prize-winning trilogy. Emmy Award nominations went to Elizabeth Montgomery (her tenth), Hal Holbrook and Jeanette Nolan for their acting, Michel Hugo for his cinematography, Fred Karlin for his music score and Bernard J. Small for his film editing. The drama's authenticity came in part from the unusual speech patterns and dialects adapted for the actors by former dancer Marge Champion who drew upon an apparent family heritage for dialogue realism.

Cast

Elizabeth Montgomery

Sayward Luckett Wheeler

Hal Holbrook

Portius Wheeler--The Solitary

Jane Seymour

Steven Keats

Louise Latham

Tony Mockus

Derin Altay

Michelle Stacy

Barney Mcfadden

William H. Macy

Jeanette Nolan

Granny Mcwhirter

Chelcie Ross

Sonja Lanzener

Ann Eggert

Wilford Brimley

James O'reilly

Angus Witherspoon

Jerry Tullos

Jane Alderman

Charles Tyner

Reverend Hutchins

Wally Englehart

Erin Tomcheff

Ellen Mcwhirter

Robert Padilla

Dorrie Kavanaugh

Mistress Bartram

Bert Remsen

Sandra Wheeler

Art Kassul

Louis Blante

George Holcomb

Charles Gowan

Sean Frye

Resolve Wheeler

Johnny Timko

Pia Romans

Theresa Landreth

Dennis Dimster

Chancey Wheeler

Tracy Kleronomos

Katy Kurtzman

Byrne Piven

Devon Ericson

Huldah--As An Adult

Martin Scanlan

Resolve--As An Adult

Paul Swanson

Kinzie--As An Adult

Joan Tompkins

Gary Skenandore

Lawrence Stultz

Bill Neal

Crew

Glenn E. Anderson

Sound Department

James Lee Barrett

Screenplay ("The Trees" "The Fields")

Harry Bernsen

Executive Producer

Ginger-sugar Blymyer

Marge Champion

Marge Champion

Dialogue Consultant

Robin Clark

Unit Production Manager

Dianne Crittenden

Jack Deshields

Production Designer

Terry Frazee

Special Effects

Dell Hayden

Jeanetta Lewis Hoyle

Script Supervisor

Michel Hugo

Director Of Photography

Michel Hugo

Dale Johnston

Sound Effects Editor

Dennis E Jones

Assistant Director

Fred Karlin

Tom Kuhn

Executive Producer

Richard Lapham

Diane Mcrae

Mike Moschella

Liam O'brien

Screenplay ("The Town")

Liam O'brien

Fred Price

Robert E. Relyea

Conrad Richter

Source Material (From Novel)

Harvena Richter

Bernard J Small

Matt Springman

Property Master

Frank Tauss

Wardrobe Supervisor

Film Details

Also Known As

Awakening Land

Genre

Western

Release Date

1978

Production Company

Burbank Studios; NBC Entertainment

Technical Specs

Duration

2h

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Aired in United States February 19, 1978

Aired in United States February 20, 1978

Aired in United States February 21, 1978

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