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User Rating:
7.8/10   2,031 votes
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Director:
Writer (WGA):
Alan Geoffrion (written by)
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Release Date:
25 June 2006 (USA) more
Genre:
Plot:
Set in 1898, Print Ritter and his estranged nephew Tom Harte become the reluctant guardians of five abused and abandoned Chinese girls... more
Awards:
Nominated for 3 Golden Globes. Another 9 wins & 19 nominations more
NewsDesk:
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User Comments:
Exceptionally Fine Western Mini Series more (77 total)

Cast

  (Series Credited cast)

Robert Duvall ... Prentice Ritter

Thomas Haden Church ... Tom Harte
Greta Scacchi ... Nola Johns

Gwendoline Yeo ... Sun Foy 'aka' #3

Chris Mulkey ... Big Ears

Rusty Schwimmer ... Big Rump Kate
Scott Cooper ... Gilpin
Valerie Tian ... Ging Wa 'aka' #5
Caroline Chan ... Mai Ling 'aka' #2

Olivia Cheng ... Ye Fung 'aka' #4

Jadyn Wong ... Ghee Moon 'aka' #1
Donald Fong ... Lung Hay

James Russo ... Captain Billy Fender

Todd Allen ... Marshall Bill Miller
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Bill Baksa ... Store Clerk
Dusty Bews ... Fly Fisherman
Morris Birdyellowhead ... Fox-Hide Brine

Duncan Fraser ... Moncrieffe

Philip Granger ... Chuck Hyde

Shaun Johnston ... Small Pox Bob

Sandy Kellerman ... (voice)

Greg Lawson ... Bartender

Scarlett Li ... Additional Voices (voice)

William Marquez ... Valentín Ugalde
Stephen E. Miller ... Cariboo Clerk
Donnelly Rhodes ... Stagecoach Driver
Pat Richards ... Cowboy Vick

Peter Skagen ... Dink Yeatman

Patricia Stutz ... English Rose
Xuefeng Tan ... Makeup girl in opening scene (red clothing)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Daughters of Joy (Canada: English title) (working title)
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Runtime:
184 min (2 parts)
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Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
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Fun Stuff

Goofs:
Crew or equipment visible: A camera is visible when Big Ears gets on a horse to go and visit Dink Yeatman. more
Quotes:
Prentice Ritter: I get rousted out of my sleep sometimes when Nature calls. I find there's something frightening 'bout that hour of the night 'cause there ain't no foolin' yourself 'bout what you done or what you hadn't done with your life. more
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52 out of 71 people found the following comment useful.
Exceptionally Fine Western Mini Series, 26 June 2006
10/10
Author: MagicStarfire from United States

I gave this 10 stars.

Both parts of this 2 part mini series deserve 10 stars. It was an extremely well done film.

I got the impression at the end of the film that this was based on real people and their experiences, which I had no idea was the case when I began watching it.

Robert Duval as Print Ritter carries the film, although all of the performers did good jobs.

The storyline was fresh, original and interesting, something I see so seldom these days, it really made it stand out. Another thing that made this stand out from the usual garbage that passes for entertainment in film these days - was the heroes really were heroes. These men were brave and did the right thing. They had values and ethics.

The story revolves around Print Ritter (Robert Duval) and his nephew Will, I think was his name, (and sorry but I didn't know who any of the actors were except for Duval)driving a herd of horses north to sell.

They end up with people they didn't count on being along for the trip--4 or 5 young Chinese girls, who do not speak a word of English, a fiddle player, and a couple of other people who join the group later in the story.

The Chinese girls are very young, the oldest might be 18. They have been sold by their parents and sent to America where they will be forced into prostitution.

None of the 4 men who eventually travel with the girls and protect them, try to take advantage of them, and the two romances in the story, are kept low-key.

The bad guys in the film are just that - they're wicked through and through. No explanation or psycho-analysis given or needed. This picture is getting back to the basics of the American western, good vs. evil.

There's gunfire when needed, confrontations when needed, and great characterizations, as our group journeys along and encounters various people and adventures.

And yes, there's even a plot! Another element I've discovering missing all too often in films of late.

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