Main Cast: Glenn Close, Christopher Walken, Jack Palance, Lexi Randall, Christopher Bell
Release Year: 1999
Country: US
Run Time: 120 minutes
Plot
This follow-up to the acclaimed made-for-TV movies Sarah, Plain and Tall and Skylark finds Sarah (Glenn Close) and her husband Jacob (Christopher Walken) dealing with the trials of life on their Kansas farm in 1918. Jacob must contend with the unexpected arrival of John (Jack Palance), his father, who left him and his mother behind many years ago, while Sarah is worried about her eldest daughter Anna (Lexi Randall), who has left home to help treat the victims of the influenza epidemic. Anna, meanwhile, has worries of her own, as her boyfriend has just shipped out to fight in WWI. Based on the novel by Patricia MacLachlan, Sarah, Plain & Tall: Winter's End was produced as part of the award-winning anthology series Hallmark Hall of Fame. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
Phyllis Huffman - Casting, Van Broughton Ramsey - Costume Designer, Glenn Jordan - Director, David Simmons - Editor, Glenn Close - Executive Producer, Bill Self - Executive Producer, David Shire - Composer (Music Score), Charles Rosen - Production Designer, Ralf Bode - Cinematographer, Glenn Jordan - Producer, Walter Anderson - Sound/Sound Designer
Sarah, Plain and Tall: Winter's End is the third of three television films based on the trilogy of children's books by Patricia MacLachlan. The first was Sarah, Plain and Tall and its sequel was Skylark. Though they do not share a title, the events in the film Winter's End are taken from MacLachlan's book Caleb's Story, though in order to appeal to a more adult audience than the children's books the events are expanded and the tone made slightly more serious. The movie premiered in 1999 and is part of the Hallmark Hall of Fame collection of movies.
Plot
Sarah and Jacob Witting are on their farm with their family. Jacob's estranged father John reappears one winter, wanting to make amends with his son.
