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6.6/10   90 votes
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Director:
Jay Craven
Writers:
Howard Frank Mosher (novel)
Don Bredes (screenplay) ...
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Genre:
Drama more
Plot:
A Vermont town in the 1950's hires a new minister based on his war record and capable presentation,... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
1 win more
User Comments:
Dark, well-executed post-World War II drama more (4 total)

Cast

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David Lansbury ... Charlie Kinneson

Ernie Hudson ... Rev. Walter Andrews

Martin Sheen ... Sigurd Moulton
Bill Raymond ... Resolved Kinneson
Sean Nelson ... Nathan Andrews

Jean Louisa Kelly ... Athena Allen

Tom Aldredge ... Elijah Kinneson
Rusty De Wees ... Harlan Kittredge
Larry Pine ... Edward Kinneson
Michael Ryan Segal ... Frenchy LaMott

Jordan Bayne ... Claire LaRiviere
George Dickerson ... Sheriff Mason White

Henry Gibson ... Zack Burrows
Carrie Snodgress ... Ruth Kinneson
Tantoo Cardinal ... Heaven Fontaine
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for language and a scene of violence.
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Runtime:
112 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Iceland:16 | USA:R
Filming Locations:
Chelsea, Vermont, USA more
Company:
Kingdom Come Pictures more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Howard Frank Mosher's barn was used as the soundstage for the cockfight and strip-show scenes. more
Movie Connections:
References The First Great Train Robbery (1979) more

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Dark, well-executed post-World War II drama, 16 April 2007
7/10
Author: Aluísio Parondi (nem.freud.explica@gmail.com) from Winooski, Vermont, USA

Walter Andrews (Ernie Hudson) is hired over the phone to serve as a minister in Kingdom County, Vermont, 1952. He arrives at the town with his son Nathan (Sean Nelson, "Fresh") and people are surprised that he's a black man. As if the latent, sometimes explicit, racism weren't enough, Walter is accused of the murder of a pretty young woman, Claire (Jordan Bayne).

This is a dark, well made post-WWII drama adapted by Jay Craven and Don Bredes from a fact-based novel by Howard Frank Mosher. The good and discreet Ernie Hudson (mostly known as Warden Leo Glynn from HBO's "Oz"), Jordan Bayne's whimsical, Milla Jovovich-ish beauty and the inspired score by The Horse Flies stand out. Veteran Henry Gibson, Martin Sheen and his daughter Renee Estevez have small parts. My vote: 7/10.

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