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6.8/10   107 votes
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Writers:
Joyce Eliason (writer)
Michael Fessier Jr. (story)
Contact:
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Release Date:
7 December 1981 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama
Plot:
Partially based on the true events surrounding a rural religious cult in the American Midwest, and how the members' children suffered for their parents' fanaticism. full summary | add synopsis
User Comments:
Excellent movie! more

Cast

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Diane Lane ... Jessica Rae Jacobs

Christopher Atkins ... Isaac King
Conrad Bain ... Frank King
Kiel Martin ... Bob Kalish

Helen Hunt ... Naomi
Warren Vanders ... Jay Jacobs
Joan Shawlee ... Isaac's mother

Dee Wallace ... Mary Jacobs (as Dee Wallace-Stone)
Alan Nash ... Sheriff
Heidi Bohay ... Lola
Babetta Dick ... Judy
Robert E. Hartenberger ... Attorney General
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Additional Details

Runtime:
USA:120 min (including commercials)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Iceland:L
Filming Locations:
Utah, USA

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Referenced in Many Wives: Vows of Silence (2000) more

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4 out of 11 people found the following comment useful:-
Excellent movie!, 30 December 2001
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Author: ladyspade27 (ladyspade27@hotmail.com) from Gainesville, Ga

The first time I saw this movie I was really impressed. I loved the plot and I loved the way the story was told. I made me think of a religious dictator telling his followers how to live their lives. There were times when I was mad and times when I would cry. I loved this movie. It's worth watching again and again.

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