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"A Woman of Independent Means" (1995) More at IMDbPro »TV mini-series

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User Rating:
6.2/10   84 votes
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Director:
Robert Greenwald
Writers (WGA):
Elizabeth Forsythe-Hailey (book)
Cindy Myers (teleplay)
Contact:
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Release Date:
19 February 1995 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
Plot:
Bess Steed marries her childhood sweetheart in the early part of the 20th century and begins a life in the high society of Dallas... more
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Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 1 win & 5 nominations more
User Comments:
One of those lengthy films that you're sorry to see end. more

Cast

  (Series Cast overview, first billed only)

Sally Field ... Bess Alcott Steed Garner

Ron Silver ... Arthur

Tony Goldwyn ... Robert Steed
Jack Thompson ... Sam Garner
Sheila McCarthy ... Totsie
Ann Hearn ... Lydia

Andrea Roth ... Eleanor, as an adult
Andrew Lowery ... Drew, as an adult
Brenda Fricker ... Mother Steed
Charles Durning ... Andrew Alcott
Joshua Miller
Lawrence Monoson ... Walter Burton
Christianne Mays ... Annie (as Christiane Mays)
Julie Mayfield ... Mavis
Randy Moore ... Manning
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated PG for mild language and thematic elements.
Runtime:
316 min (including commercials)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Stereo
Certification:
USA:PG
Filming Locations:
Galveston, Texas, USA more
Company:
Fogwood Films more

Fun Stuff

Goofs:
Continuity: The main character has three children: two boys, Robin and Drew, and then a daughter, Eleanor. As the children grow older the daughter seems to become the middle child and Drew the youngest. more

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2 out of 2 people found the following comment useful:-
One of those lengthy films that you're sorry to see end., 28 December 2005
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Author: Julie Workman from OKC, OK, United States

This is a fabulous story depicting the lives of several people during one of the most interesting times in America. The star, Bess, is a strong woman that many other women can relate to as she struggles through the many challenges that life (& death) subject us to. She is not shown to be faultless, but rather normal, as people are. You get angry with her, love her, and cry with her, as well as the other characters. The sets, costumes, and acting are superb. We need more film made in this manner. I don't know how I missed it the when it was released in 1995 and just caught it on Lifetime in December of 2005. My mission will now be to try to find it on DVD.

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