Long Road Home

• Director: John Korty
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• Genre: Drama
• Movie Type: Rural Drama, Period Film
• Themes: Labor Unions, Down on Their Luck
• Main Cast: Mark Harmon
• Release Year: 1991
• Country: US
• Run Time: 96 minutes

Plot

The Long Road Home evokes memories of The Grapes of Wrath, though it doesn't quite reach the same heights as the earlier film. Mark Harmon heads up a family of migrant workers, toiling in California's San Joaquin Valley in 1937. Harmon's brood is obliged to face down not only the Depression but also exploitive farm owners. When one too many human rights is trampled upon, a union movement takes shape amongst the migrants. Though distinctly American in subject and tone, The Long Road Home was produced by Britain's Norman Rosemont. Unfortunately, this made-for-TV film premiered during an unusually cluttered February "sweeps week" in 1991; there was so much competition that Long Road Home was not even warranted the standard full-page TV Guide ad. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast

Mark Harmon - Ertie Robertson; Adam Horowitz; Timothy Owen; Lee Purcell - Bessie; Leon Russom - Wardlow; Donald Sutherland; Morgan Upton; Morgan Weisser - Jake; John Evans; Dennis McIntyre - Paymaster

Credit

John Korty - Director, James Oliver - Editor, Norman Rosemont - Executive Producer, Craig Safan - Composer (Music Score), David Ensley - Production Designer, Kees Van Oostrum - Cinematographer, Ira Marvin - Producer

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The Grapes of Wrath; Places in the Heart