The Ponder Heart
Brief Synopsis
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An adaptation of the 1954 novel by Eudora Welty about Uncle Daniel Ponder, a wealthy man in Clay, Mississippi, in 1939, whose generosity upsets his niece, Edna Earle. Uncle Daniel marries Bonnie Dee Peacock, a young girl from the country who becomes the object of his gift giving, but soon, she disap
Cast & Crew
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Martha Coolidge
Director
Loren Farmer
Joanne Baron
B J Hopper
James Michael Bailey
Peter Macnicol
Film Details
Also Known As
ExxonMobil Masterpiece Theatre's American Collection (10/15/01), Ponder Heart
Genre
Adaptation
Comedy
Drama
Period
Release Date
2001
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Synopsis
An adaptation of the 1954 novel by Eudora Welty about Uncle Daniel Ponder, a wealthy man in Clay, Mississippi, in 1939, whose generosity upsets his niece, Edna Earle. Uncle Daniel marries Bonnie Dee Peacock, a young girl from the country who becomes the object of his gift giving, but soon, she disappears. Uncle Daniel goes on trial for the alleged murder of his 17-year-old bride.
Director
Martha Coolidge
Director
Cast
Loren Farmer
Joanne Baron
B J Hopper
James Michael Bailey
Peter Macnicol
John Wilmot
Jaymee Vowell
Philip Tracy
Sam Sherrill
Jenifer Lewis
Whitney Hennigan
Victor Slezak
Joseph Bonelli
Jobeth Williams
Tracey Needham
Brent Spiner
Emily Noble
Angela Bettis
Patrick Mcguire
Lead Person
Boyce Holleman
Bernard Johnson
Nathaniel Lee
Lenny Von Dohlen
Judy Garwood
Andrew Libby
Shari Schneider
Brenda Varner Judin
Crew
Luisa Abel
Makeup Artist
Cathy Andrade
Accounting Assistant
Steven Ashley
Producer
Randall Badger
Assistant Director
Rodney Lee Bennett
Transportation Captain
David Blair
Hair Stylist
John Blough
Wrangler
Carla Bowen
Assistant Director
Steve Bowerman
Sound Mixer
Bill Brao
Camera Operator
Kathleen Cahill
Editor
Aleta Chappelle
Location Casting
Ronald Colby
Producer
Ronald Colby
Unit Production Manager
Jenny Cowen
Assistant
Christopher A. Debiec
Production Coordinator
Erin Delaney
Post-Production
Daniel Dow
Assistant
Don Duffield
Key Grip
Rebecca Eaton
Executive Producer
Pete Elia
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Caroline Eselin
Set Costumer
David Finfer
Editor
Jennifer Frankel
Production Assistant
Rebecca Fulton
Script Supervisor
Grant Geissman
Music Producer
Gail Gilchriest
Writer
Robert Greenfield
Set Decorator
Earl Hamner
Producer
David Hankins
Sound Editor
Barbara Harris
Voice Casting
Olivia Harris
Casting
Gary Haselbusch
Gaffer
Anne Hopkins
Executive Producer
Ann M Houlihan
Assistant Director
Phyllis Huffman
Casting
Johnny Jensen
Director Of Photography
Doug Kent
Sound Editor
Shelley Komarov
Costume Designer
Stephen Kulczycki
Executive Producer
Yo-yo Ma
Theme Music Performer
Michael S Martin
Property Master
Bob Maywhort
Other
Liza Mcdonald
Assistant Editor
Steve Meyer
Construction Coordinator
Helene Mulholland
Associate Producer
Nellie Neal
Other
Glenn Nicol
Production Accountant
Miles O'fun
Sound
Van Dyke Parks
Music
Kristen Pratt
Art Director
Marian Rees
Executive Producer
Jami Rogers
Production
Anna Shorenstein
Post-Production Assistant
Don Sipes
Producer
Lori Slomka
Music Editor
Tony Smith
Color
James Spencer
Production Designer
Larry Stensvold
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Andy Straub
Transportation Coordinator
Tim Leary Swan
Production Supervisor
Tim Leary Swan
Location Manager
Eudora Welty
Source Material (From Novel)
Julie White
Coproducer
John Williams
Theme Music
Ron Zarilla
Assistant Camera Operator
Mark Zimbicki
Boom Operator
Film Details
Also Known As
ExxonMobil Masterpiece Theatre's American Collection (10/15/01), Ponder Heart
Genre
Adaptation
Comedy
Drama
Period
Release Date
2001
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
