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The Awakening Land

  • TV Mini Series
  • 1978
  • 5h 33m
IMDb RATING
8.3/10
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Elizabeth Montgomery and Jane Seymour in The Awakening Land (1978)
Drama

Frontierswoman Sayward Luckett's struggles in Ohio during the late-18th and early-19th centuries.Frontierswoman Sayward Luckett's struggles in Ohio during the late-18th and early-19th centuries.Frontierswoman Sayward Luckett's struggles in Ohio during the late-18th and early-19th centuries.

  • Stars
    • Elizabeth Montgomery
    • Hal Holbrook
    • Jane Seymour
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  • IMDb RATING
    8.3/10
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    • Stars
      • Elizabeth Montgomery
      • Hal Holbrook
      • Jane Seymour
    • 34User reviews
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    • Nominated for 6 Primetime Emmys
      • 6 nominations total

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    Elizabeth Montgomery
    Elizabeth Montgomery
    • Sayward Luckett Wheeler
    Hal Holbrook
    Hal Holbrook
    • Portius Wheeler - The Solitary
    Jane Seymour
    Jane Seymour
    • Genny Luckett
    Steven Keats
    Steven Keats
    • Jake Tench
    Tony Mockus Jr.
    • Worth Luckett
    William H. Macy
    William H. Macy
    • Will Beagle
    Chelcie Ross
    Chelcie Ross
    • Billy Harbison
    Dorrie Kavanaugh
    • Mistress Bartram…
    Derin Altay
    • Achsa Luckett
    Bert Remsen
    Bert Remsen
    • Isaac Barker
    Charles Tyner
    Charles Tyner
    • Reverend Hutchins
    Sean Frye
    Sean Frye
    • Resolve Wheeler
    Johnny Timko
    • Kinzie Wheeler
    Barney McFadden
    • Louie Scurrah
    Pia Romans
    • Huldah Wheeler
    Sonja Lanzener
    • Annie McFall
    Art Kassul
    • George Roebuck
    Bernie Kuby
    Bernie Kuby
    • Mathias Cottle
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    • Trivia
      William H. Macy's first filmed project.
    • Goofs
      In the scene where little Rosa Tench is walking along the river bank, you can see an abandoned automobile tire lying in the mud. The movie was supposed to be set in the 1800s.
    • Connections
      Featured in The 30th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1978)

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    10/10
    Wonderful film...would love to see it back on TV.
    In vain, I keep checking to see if someone has had the intelligence to put this out on DVD......I would buy it in record time. I absolutely love this movie and am right now in the process of re-reading the books (The Trees, The Fields and The Town) for the 5th time...and will probably re-read them every two years or so - that's how good they are. The miniseries pretty much echoed the books and was a real treat. I can't believe I missed it when it was telecast again the early 90's. Elizabeth Montgomery was wonderful - completely believable as Sayward and made me a fan of hers for her all too short life. I come from "the hills of Pennsylvania" which I used to "run" as a child so felt a connection.

    Holly Michaels
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    • golightly368
    • Jan 7, 2006

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    • Release date
      • February 19, 1978 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Erwachendes Land
    • Filming locations
      • Springfield, Illinois, USA
    • Production companies
      • Bensen/Kuhn/Sagal Productions
      • Warner Bros. Television
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    • Runtime
      5 hours 33 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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