small town,mountain,north carolina,widower,1930s

Winter People (1989)

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A passion so strong it kills.

Wayland Jackson (Russell), a widower with a young daughter, moves to a small, impoverished mountain village in North Carolina, circa 1934. They are taken in by Collie Wright (McGillis), a single mother with an illegitimate baby, and she and Wayland soon fall in love. Trouble starts when the identity of her baby's father is revealed.

Cast & Crew

Director
Ted Kotcheff
  • Profile picture of Kurt Russell
    Wayland Jackson Kurt Russell
  • Profile picture of Kelly McGillis
    Collie Wright Kelly McGillis
  • Profile picture of Lloyd Bridges
    William Wright Lloyd Bridges
  • Profile picture of Mitchell Ryan
    Drury Campbell Mitchell Ryan
  • Profile picture of Jeffrey Meek
    Cole Campbell Jeffrey Meek
  • Profile picture of Don Michael Paul
    Young Wright Don Michael Paul
  • Profile picture of Lanny Flaherty
    Gudger Wright Lanny Flaherty
  • Profile picture of Eileen Ryan
    Annie Wright Eileen Ryan

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Keywords

  • small town
  • mountain
  • north carolina
  • widower
  • 1930s