Sarah, Plain and Tall: Winter's End (1999) (TV)

Director:

Glenn Jordan

Writer (WGA):

Patricia MacLachlan (written by)

Release Date:

21 November 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

On a cold winter day a mysterious stranger shows up at the Witting Farm. He is John Witting, the father...

Plot Keywords:

Father Son Estrangement | Horse Riding | 1910s | Sequel | Little Girl

Awards:

3 nominations

Cast

Glenn Close	...	Sarah Witting
Christopher Walken	...	Jacob Witting
Jack Palance	...	John Witting
George Hearn	...	Dr. Sam Hartley
Lexi Randall	...	Anna Witting
Christopher Bell	...	Caleb Witting
Emily Osment	...	Cassie Witting
Betty Laird	...	May Parkley
Calen Pick	...	Justin
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Delno Ebie	...	Farmer

Directed by
Glenn Jordan

Writing credits (WGA)
Patricia MacLachlan		(written by)

Produced by
Glenn Close	....	executive producer
Glenn Jordan	....	producer
Patricia MacLachlan	....	co-producer
Edwin Self	....	supervising producer
William Self	....	executive producer
Robert Bennett Steinhauer	....	producer
Richard Welsh	....	executive producer

Original Music by
David Shire

Cinematography by
Ralf D. Bode

Film Editing by
David A. Simmons

Casting by
Olivia Harris
Phyllis Huffman

Production Design by
Charles Rosen

Art Direction by
Roger L. King

Set Decoration by
Joseph Litsch

Costume Design by
Van Broughton Ramsey

Makeup Department
Martial Corneville	....	key hair stylist
Jerry DeCarlo	....	assistant department head hair stylist
Wayne Massarelli	....	key makeup artist

Production Management
Robert Bennett Steinhauer	....	unit production manager
Kathleen M. Straub	....	executive in charge of production (as Kathleen Straub)
Karen Mayeda Vranek	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jennifer Cook	....	second second assistant director
Katy Emde	....	first assistant director
Vincent Palmo Jr.	....	second assistant director (as Vince Palmo Jr.)

Art Department
Bruce J. Gfeller	....	construction coordinator (as Bruce Gfeller)
Cherice Henderson	....	props
Donnie MacDonald	....	set dresser
Michael McCombe	....	greensman (as Michael J. McCombe)
John Pearson-Denning	....	property master
Beth Peterson	....	painter
Brad Turner	....	assistant props
Scott D. Warner	....	propmaker

Sound Department
Walter Anderson	....	sound
Tim Chilton	....	foley artist
Bob Costanza	....	sound effects editor
Tommy Goodwin	....	foley mixer
G. Michael Graham	....	sound supervisor (as Michael Graham)
Kristi Johns	....	adr supervisor
Terry O'Bright	....	sound re-recording mixer
Keith Rogers	....	sound re-recording mixer

Special Effects by
Dieter Sturm	....	special effects coordinator
Yvonne Sturm	....	special effects foreman

Camera and Electrical Department
Waide R. Allen	....	electrician
Paul Bode	....	first assistant camera
Todd Griffith	....	key grip
Jason Hicks	....	grip
Abraham Martinez	....	film loader
Jeff Zucker	....	gaffer

Casting Department
Heather Laird	....	location casting

Editorial Department
Yelena Lanskaya	....	assistant editor
Susan J. Vinci	....	assistant editor
David Yoneshige	....	post-production coordinator

Music Department
Lori Slomka	....	music editor

Transportation Department
Josh Chapman	....	transportation
Scott Doleto	....	driver: special effects
Carla Klein	....	transportation
Gracie Klein	....	driver
Johnny Liepins	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Chad Arganbright	....	production assistant
Linda Bloom-Hedine	....	studio teacher
Lisa Bradley	....	production coordinator
Terri Engdahl	....	assistant: Mr. Jordan
Erica Francis	....	stand-in
George Halstead	....	production accountant
Cherice Henderson	....	production assistant
Ron Karkoska	....	production assistant
Casey Lauer	....	production assistant
George McQuade	....	craft service
Cristie Miele	....	dog handler (as Christie Miele)
Denny Peterson	....	animal wrangler
William M. Povletich	....	first assistant accountant
Michael Stubbs	....	location manager
Heidi Sturdevant	....	script supervisor
Natasha Barron	....	animal wrangler: horses (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions
• Self Productions
• Trillium Productions

Distributors

• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (1999) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• Hallmark Entertainment (1999) (worldwide) (all media)
• NHK (2001) (Japan) (TV)
• Top Tape (Brazil) (VHS)

Other Companies

• The Old Cowtown Museum, Wichita, Kansas  special thanks

Also Known As:

"Hallmark Hall of Fame: Sarah, Plain and Tall: Winter's End (#49.1)" - USA (anthology series)

Runtime:

95 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Osage City, Kansas, USA

Company:

Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions

Trivia:

This movie stars Jack Palance and Christopher Walken as father and son. Both have played 1-time only Batman villains responsible for the "birth" of original Batman villains. Palance was in "Batman," where he was responsible for The Joker. Walken was in "Batman Returns," where he was responsible for Catwoman.

Quotes:

Cassie Witting:[Cassie answers the phone in hearing of everyone at the table, including her grandfather] Hello? Anna - guess what? Grandfather was lost, but now he's back home, and he is *not* a good man.

Movie Connections:

Edited into "Hallmark Hall of Fame" (1951)

Hard questions about the past are difficult to get answered.

What a joy to watch this family grow up and see the same children acting in this series eight years later. Anna (Lexi Randall) is a beautiful young lady, working for a physician in town. She is in love with his son Justin, who went away in the army and was injured in war. And the newest daughter of Jacob and Sarah, Cassie, is an outspoken cutie, so transparently honest she often is embarrassing.

On a cold winter day a stranger shows up at the farm. He is slow to reveal his identity. When they find out he is Jacobs father, John Witting, thought long ago dead, hard questions about the past are difficult to get answered.

Glenn Close is magnificent as a loving mother, who wants only the best for all her family, and is constantly wrestling with the forces that tend to separate them. Sarah talking to Jacob said, "It's all so fragile, this life. Anything can happen in the blink of an eye. I could have died in that blizzard. Think of Justin, and John. probably more ill than we know. Time moves on. The moment passes, then it's too late. It's a shame, don't you think?"

Life lessons on honesty and forgiveness make this a meaningful evenings entertainment.