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7.1/10   162 votes
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Director:
Karen Arthur
Writers (WGA):
Susan Richards Shreve (novel)
Susan Nanus (television story) ...
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Release Date:
18 October 1998 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
Plot:
A two-part epic that "chronicles women's lives in the 20th century".
Awards:
2 nominations more
User Comments:
A Life-lasting movie more

Cast

  (Series Cast overview, first billed only)

Lea Thompson ... Amanda Steward
Thomas Gibson ... James Maclaren
Sonia Braga ... Jessica Lopez de la Cruz

Ellen Burstyn ... Veronica Steward

Faye Dunaway ... Margaret Sanger

Karin Anglin ... Isobel

Reiko Aylesworth ... Annie Jermaine

Michael Muhney ... William Steward

Charlotte Ross ... Susan Peterson

Tovah Feldshuh ... Mrs. Rubenstein
Elizabeth Marvel ... Diana

Eric McCormack ... Pierce Peterson

Diana Scarwid ... Crystal Eastman
David New ... Martin

John Shea ... Jonathan Abbott
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
"Daughters of the New World" (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
300 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Stereo
Filming Locations:
Belleville, Illinois, USA more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Kellie Martin was originally cast to play Susan Peterson. She had to drop out due to a family emergency. She was replaced by Charlotte Ross. more

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3 out of 5 people found the following comment useful:-
A Life-lasting movie, 9 March 2005
8/10
Author: ladygwends from United States

Seven years ago, I recall, I watched this movie over the course of it's playing on the television, much to my parents annoyance (they preferred the sitcoms to movies). I tried to record the movie, knowing I would want to see it again,but alas, my VCR stopped working, and the tape never worked properly. Since then, I've tried to find a copy of the movie, looking at all of the local video rental places, movie shops, blockbusters and everywhere else I could think to look, except the internet....then today I decided to look up Lea Thompson's filmography. Go figure, I'd learn it's under a different working title and I'd never find it here under "A Will of Their Own." Anyway, to the comment I am getting at, This movie has stayed in my mind for seven years. I was eleven or twelve when I watched it for the first time, and I still, though I cannot recall all of it, recommend it to anyone who comes across it. Watch it!

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