Sarah, Plain and Tall
Brief Synopsis
A television movie based on the 1985 Newberry Medal-winning novel set in turn-of-the-century America. A woman answers a newspaper ad and travels from Maine to Kansas to live with a motherless farm family.
Cast & Crew
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Glenn Jordan
Director
Glenn Close
Sarah Wheaton
Christopher Walken
Jacob Witting
Lexi Faith Randall
Christopher Bell
Caleb Witting
Jon Devries
Matthew Grant
Film Details
Also Known As
Hallmark Hall of Fame (02/03/91), Sarah, Plain and Tall
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Release Date
1991
Production Company
CBS Entertainment; CFI Hollywood; Echo Films Services; Noteworthy Inc; Pacific Title & Art Studio; Ryder Sound Services Inc
Distribution Company
Sonar Entertainment
Location
Nebraska, USA; Kansas, USA; Maine, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Synopsis
A television movie based on the 1985 Newberry Medal-winning novel set in turn-of-the-century America. A woman answers a newspaper ad and travels from Maine to Kansas to live with a motherless farm family.
Director
Glenn Jordan
Director
Cast
Glenn Close
Sarah Wheaton
Christopher Walken
Jacob Witting
Lexi Faith Randall
Christopher Bell
Caleb Witting
Jon Devries
Matthew Grant
Margaret Sophie Stein
Maggie Grant
James Rebhorn
William Wheaton
Woody Watson
Jess Stearns
Betty Laird
Mrs Parkley
Marc Penney
Ticket Agent
Kara Beth Taylor
Rose
Crew
Karen Bradley
Hair Stylist
Karen Bradley
Makeup
Judi Brown
Script Supervisor
John Burkley
Gaffer
Verne Caruso
Makeup
Verne Caruso
Hair Stylist
Robert Checchi
Set Decorator
Glenn Close
Executive Producer
Alan Collis
Transportation Coordinator
Alan D'angerio
Hair Stylist
Beverlee Dean
Children'S Casting
Robert Doudell
Production Manager
Barbara Dunning
Assistant Editor
Mike Fash
Director Of Photography
Bettiann Fishman
Assistant Director
Robert W Glass
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Jacob Goldstein
Sound Mixer
Mike Graham
Sound Editor
Grover Helsley
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Sarah Holt
Publicity
Lori Huhn
Publicity
Kristi Johns
Adr Editor
Glenn Jordan
Producer
Mckinley Kirby
Makeup
Madeline Klein
Animal Trainer
Marsha Kleinman
Casting
Patricia Maclachlan
Screenwriter
Patricia Maclachlan
Source Material (From Novel)
Dawn Martin-wiener
Animal Trainer
Stacey Nathan
Assistant
Marsha Paludan
Choreographer
Cheri Paul
Property Master
Nancy Perkins
Casting Associate
Denny Peterson
Wrangler
Levi Peterson
Wrangler
Van Broughton Ramsey
Costume Designer
Cheri Reed
Costumes
Shari Rhodes
Children'S Casting
Richard D Rogers
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Ellen H. Schwartz
Assistant Director
Ed Self
Supervising Producer
William Self
Executive Producer
David Shire
Music
Bob Shulman
Key Grip
Carol Sobieski
Screenwriter
Michael Stubbs
Location Manager
Joan Skelton Thomas
Costume Supervisor
Roberta Vidricksen
Dialogue Coach
Ed Wittstein
Production Designer
Jack Wright Jr.
Kansas Casting
John Wright
Editor
Teresa M. Yarbrough
Production Coordinator
Film Details
Also Known As
Hallmark Hall of Fame (02/03/91), Sarah, Plain and Tall
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Release Date
1991
Production Company
CBS Entertainment; CFI Hollywood; Echo Films Services; Noteworthy Inc; Pacific Title & Art Studio; Ryder Sound Services Inc
Distribution Company
Sonar Entertainment
Location
Nebraska, USA; Kansas, USA; Maine, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States February 3, 1991
Released in United States on Video July 30, 1996
Released in United States on Video March 19, 1992
Telecast as a presentation of "Hallmark Hall of Fame."
Began shooting July 20, 1990.
Completed shooting August 17, 1990.
