Film

Sarah, Plain and Tall

1991 · 1h 38m · Drama · Family · Romance

It took all of her courage to come and all of her love to stay

IMDb

7.3

Rotten Tomatoes

80%

Kansas, 1910. Widowed farmer Jacob Witting finds that taking care of both his farm and two children, Anna and Caleb, is too difficult to handle alone. John takes out an ad in a newspaper for a mail-order bride, to which the "plain and tall" Sarah Wheaton answers, soon traveling from Maine to Kansas to become John's wife. Despite the love that grows between Sarah and the family, Sarah finds herself homesick, and she must ultimately choose whether or not to stay.

Glenn Close

Sarah Wheaton

Christopher Walken

Jacob Witting

Lexi Randall

Anna Witting

Małgorzata Zajączkowska

Maggie Grant

Jon DeVries

Matthew Grant

James Rebhorn

William Wheaton

Woody Watson

Jess Stearns

Betty Laird

Mrs. Parkley

Kara Beth Taylor

Rose

Christopher Bell

Caleb Witting

• Glenn JordanDirector · Producer
• Patricia MacLachlanNovel
• Glenn CloseExecutive Producer
• William SelfExecutive Producer
• Mike FashDirector of Photography
• David ShireOriginal Music Composer
• John WrightEditor
• Marsha KleinmanCasting

Release date

February 3, 1991

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 38m

Rated

G

Genres

Drama, Family, Romance, TV Movie

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