Fig Tree

• Director: Calvin Skaggs
• Genre: Drama
• Movie Type: Childhood Drama
• Themes: Death of a Parent
• Release Year: 1987
• Run Time: 58 minutes

Plot

The Fig Tree was the opening installment of the 1987-88 season of PBS' Wonderworks series. Set in 1903 Texas, the story concerns Miranda (Karron Graves), an 8-year-old whose mother died when she was very young. Like the most of the rest of her family, Miranda has never come to terms with her mother's death. Only great-aunt Eliza (Doris Roberts), an erstwhile naturalist, seems willing or able to help Miranda on the road to emotional maturity. Based on a short story by Katherine Anne Porter, The Fig Tree premiered October 10, 1987. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast

Olivia Cole; William Converse-Roberts; Karron Graves; Doris Roberts; Teresa Wright

Credit

Calvin Skaggs - Director, Katherine Anne Porter - Short Story Author

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