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Sarah, Plain and Tall (1991)

Poster for Sarah, Plain and Tall

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

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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Glenn Jordan
  • Profile picture of Glenn Close
    Sarah Wheaton Glenn Close
  • Profile picture of Christopher Walken
    Jacob Witting Christopher Walken
  • Profile picture of Lexi Randall
    Anna Witting Lexi Randall
  • Profile picture of Małgorzata Zajączkowska
    Maggie Grant Małgorzata Zajączkowska
  • Profile picture of Jon DeVries
    Matthew Grant Jon DeVries
  • Profile picture of James Rebhorn
    William Wheaton James Rebhorn
  • Profile picture of Woody Watson
    Jess Stearns Woody Watson

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Keywords

  • sea
  • kansas, usa
  • frontier
  • maine
  • bereavement
  • remarriage
  • prairie
  • storm