The Work and the Glory III: A House Divided (2006)

User Rating:

5.4/10   

Director:

Sterling Van Wagenen

Writers:

Gerald N. Lund (novel)
Matt Whitaker (screenplay)

Release Date:

February 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Joshua Steed returns to Missouri a wealthy man with a beautiful wife; however, the past has a way of catching up...

Plot Keywords:

Mormon | Sequel | Third Part | Based On Novel

Cast

Sam Hennings	...	Benjamin Steed
Brenda Strong	...	Mary Ann Steed
Eric Johnson	...	Joshua Steed
Alexander Carroll	...	Nathan Steed
Brighton Hertford	...	Melissa Steed
Julia Cunningham	...	Rebecca Steed
Cody Sanders	...	Matthew Steed
Sarah Bastian	...	Lydia Steed (as Sera Bastian)
Emily Podleski	...	Jessica Steed
Jonathan Scarfe	...	Joseph Smith
Melanie Hawkins	...	Emma Smith
Frank Ashmore	...	Martin Harris
Curtis Andersen	...	Carl Rogers (as Curtis Anderson)
Jeff Ham	...	Obadiah
Giulia Pagano	...	Mother Smith
Raphael Sbarge	...	Parley Pratt
Corbin Allred	...	John Griffith
Matthew Carlton	...	George Simpson
Michael Bowen	...	Robert Johnson
Meredith Salenger	...	Caroline Mendenhall
Connor Chavarria	...	Will Mendenhall (as Connor Chivarria)
R.D. Call	...	Boggs
Jeni Lamm Bewer	...	Mormon Woman
Peggy Walton-Walker	...	Woman #2
Danny Nelson	...	Reverend Samuel Bogart
Andrew Bowen	...	Brigham Young
Nakotah LaRance	...	Pidgeon
Andy Stahl	...	Joshua Sexias (as Andrew Stahl)
Ed Haggard	...	Philo Driggs
Jayne Morgan	...	Annie
Greg Welsch	...	Brother Rawson (as Greg J. Welsch)
Andrew Ruse	...	Bully
Kubbi	...	Miranda
Bobby Daniels	...	Eli
Stephen Michael Ayers	...	Father Smith (as Stephen Ayers)
Jeffrey Buckner Ford	...	Jacob Bump (as Jeffrey Ford)
Sam Sharp	...	Man (as Sam V. Sharp)
Mary Jennifer Littleton	...	Margaret
Kevin Wayne	...	Mormon Man
Haidyn Rankin	...	Rachel
Bruce McKinnon	...	Warren Parrish
Michael Ormsby	...	Little Joshua
Melissa Ritz	...	Woman
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Fisher Neal	...	William Smith
Nic Cornett	...	Man in Church / Man with Rifle (uncredited)
Wesley Murphy	...	Gunman (uncredited)
Lee Vervoort	...	Townsperson (uncredited)

Directed by
Sterling Van Wagenen

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Gerald N. Lund		novel "Truth Will Prevail"
Matt Whitaker		screenplay

Produced by
Jeff T. Miller	....	co-producer
Larry H. Miller	....	executive producer
Scott Swofford	....	producer

Original Music by
Sam Cardon

Cinematography by
Gordon Lonsdale		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Stephen L. Johnson

Casting by
Rene Haynes

Production Design by
Christopher R. DeMuri

Art Direction by
Les Boothe

Makeup Department
Ken Johnson	....	key hair
Edwin Matsu	....	makeup artist
Tena Parker	....	key hair stylist (as Tena Parker-Liddiard)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Eric S. Johnston	....	second assistant director (as Eric Johnston)
J. Scott Smiley	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Brent Astrope	....	construction coordinator
George Harding III	....	set dresser
Matt Harris	....	art department coordinator
Janet S. Havranek	....	art department buyer
Kee Miller	....	draftsman
Richard Salinas	....	scenic artist

Sound Department
Scott Sandstrom	....	sound re-recording mixer

Special Effects by
Chad Hokama	....	special effects assistant

Visual Effects by
Johnathan R. Banta	....	digital supervisor
Jeremy Nicolaides	....	compositor
John Pierce	....	digital effects artist

Stunts
Jeff Chumas	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Allen Dial	....	electrician
Mitch Stelling	....	grip
Brian Sullivan	....	scenic cinematographer

Casting Department
Joanne Brooks	....	casting assistant
Kim McCray	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jacqueline Newell	....	costume supervisor
Amber Williams	....	on-set costumer

Editorial Department
Chantelle Squires	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Ted Hinckley	....	music scoring supervisor
Scott Johnson	....	music editor

Transportation Department
Scott Doleto	....	driver
Brett Miller	....	transportation coordinator
Eric Solmonson	....	transportation captain

Other crew
Tyler Atkinson	....	set production assistant
Suzanne Bingham	....	script supervisor
Ray Colley	....	wrangler
Kent Daniels	....	production assistant
Ryan Pederson	....	production assistant
Fenton Quinn	....	head wrangler
Brooke Redmon	....	assistant production coordinator

Production Companies

• Vineyard Productions

Distributors

• Excel Entertainment (2006) (USA) (theatrical)
• KOAN (2006) (Non-USA) (all media)

MPAA:

Rated PG for some violence.

Runtime:

USA:89 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Johnson City, Tennessee, USA

Company:

Vineyard Productions

Trivia:

Based on the third book in the nine-volume series, "Truth Will Prevail", focusing on the years 1836 to 1838.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: Non-Mormons in western Missouri are shown as wearing eastern clothing and living in frame homes. Missouri settlers in the 1830s, men and women alike, wore buckskins and lived in cabins. In fact, one of the things they disliked about Mormons was their clothing and houses, which to the "gentiles" represented an incursion of what they had gone west to get away from.

Movie Connections:

Follows The Work and the Glory (2004)

Moving Conclusion to Series

"The Work & the Glory: A House Divided" is a wonderful conclusion to the three films based on Gerald Lund's inspiring set of books. While one could wish that the series would continue, it is nice to have the the three films made conclude at a strong point for the fictional Steed family depicted. The three parts make for a marvelous canvas on which to paint a portrait of a good family torn apart by the forth-coming of the restoration of Christ's Church. This film shows the necessity of forgiveness and its power in healing. As in the other films, the characterization of Joseph Smith and other historical figures is outstanding. Well worth seeing in a theatre--and certainly a great DVD to own! Too bad that EXCEL didn't provide a commentary track for this one.