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The Dark Secret of Harvest Home

  • TV Mini Series
  • 19781978
  • 5h
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
1.3K
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The Dark Secret of Harvest Home (1978)
The Dark Secret Of Harvest Home
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  • Drama
  • Horror
  • Mystery
A young couple moves to a quiet New England village, only to soon find themselves mixed up in mysterious rituals.A young couple moves to a quiet New England village, only to soon find themselves mixed up in mysterious rituals.A young couple moves to a quiet New England village, only to soon find themselves mixed up in mysterious rituals.
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
1.3K
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  • Stars
    • Bette Davis
    • David Ackroyd
    • Rosanna Arquette
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  • Stars
    • Bette Davis
    • David Ackroyd
    • Rosanna Arquette
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    • 29User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
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    • Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys
      • 2 nominations total

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    Tracey Gold in The Dark Secret of Harvest Home (1978)
    Bette Davis in The Dark Secret of Harvest Home (1978)
    Bette Davis in The Dark Secret of Harvest Home (1978)
    James Kall, Laurie Prange, and Martin Shakar in The Dark Secret of Harvest Home (1978)
    Bette Davis, Stephen Joyce, and Joanna Miles in The Dark Secret of Harvest Home (1978)
    James Kall and Lina Raymond in The Dark Secret of Harvest Home (1978)
    John Calvin in The Dark Secret of Harvest Home (1978)
    David Ackroyd and Joanna Miles in The Dark Secret of Harvest Home (1978)
    Bette Davis in The Dark Secret of Harvest Home (1978)
    Bette Davis in The Dark Secret of Harvest Home (1978)
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    Bette Davis
    Bette Davis
    • Widow Fortuneas Widow Fortune
    2 episodes2 eps • 1978
    David Ackroyd
    David Ackroyd
    • Nick Constantineas Nick Constantine
    2 episodes2 eps • 1978
    Rosanna Arquette
    Rosanna Arquette
    • Kate Constantineas Kate Constantine
    2 episodes2 eps • 1978
    Rene Auberjonois
    Rene Auberjonois
    • Jack Stumpas Jack Stump
    2 episodes2 eps • 1978
    John Calvin
    John Calvin
    • Justin Hookeas Justin Hooke
    2 episodes2 eps • 1978
    Norman Lloyd
    Norman Lloyd
    • Amys Penroseas Amys Penrose
    2 episodes2 eps • 1978
    Linda Marsh
    Linda Marsh
    • Maggie Doddas Maggie Dodd
    2 episodes2 eps • 1978
    Joanna Miles
    Joanna Miles
    • Beth Constantineas Beth Constantine
    2 episodes2 eps • 1978
    Michael O'Keefe
    Michael O'Keefe
    • Worthy Pettingeras Worthy Pettinger
    2 episodes2 eps • 1978
    Laurie Prange
    Laurie Prange
    • Sophie Hookeas Sophie Hooke
    2 episodes2 eps • 1978
    Donald Pleasence
    Donald Pleasence
    • Narratoras Narrator
    2 episodes2 eps • 1978
    Lina Raymond
    • Tamar Penroseas Tamar Penrose
    2 episodes2 eps • 1978
    Tracey Gold
    Tracey Gold
    • Missy Penroseas Missy Penrose
    2 episodes2 eps • 1978
    Stephen Joyce
    Stephen Joyce
    • Robert Doddas Robert Dodd
    2 episodes2 eps • 1978
    Michael Durrell
    Michael Durrell
    • Ty Barthas Ty Barth
    2 episodes2 eps • 1978
    Martin Shakar
    Martin Shakar
    • David Adwellas David Adwell
    2 episodes2 eps • 1978
    Grayce Grant
    • Mrs. Pettingeras Mrs. Pettinger
    2 episodes2 eps • 1978
    Stephen Gustafson
    Stephen Gustafson
    • Jimmy Minervaas Jimmy Minerva
    2 episodes2 eps • 1978
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    • Trivia
      In a 1977 Associated Press article, Bette Davis stated that Widow Fortune was "a part I've wanted ever since Tom Tryon wrote the book."
    • Quotes

      Worthy Pettinger: May God Damn the corn! And May God Damn the Mother!

    User reviews29

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    10/10
    A delicious, fascinating, well-acted and multi-textured "gothic horror" extravaganza more fascinating than frightening.
    A truly "delicious" and engrossing film. This richly textured and atmospheric offering was made for TV in two parts (I believe) because it is quite long. I remember it as being in black and white, but I may be wrong about that. It used to come on late at night and though I sometimes had to go to work the next day I always watched the entire film all the way to the end -- because you have to. Makes the "Blair Witch Project" of the same genre really look like amateur hour. It stars the late, great Bette Davis, in a low-key performance, as a kindly old witch-like lady and David Ackroyd, a darned good actor of the "old school" -- meaning lots of talent and sex appeal. Ackroyd eagerly takes his family to their new home in rural Harvest Home... to an old, charming, quaint farmhouse that they find very desirable in today's hectic world. One-by-one, as the townspeople's quaintness reveals itself to be something beyond the norm, the family detects a supernatural, if not evil, undercurrent to everything they say and do. Harvest Home, as the title implies, is much more than it seems. Bits of the mystery of Harvest Home unravel bewitchingly and languorously as the story of this most unusual town and the people who live there unfolds. Like all exceptional movies, this one does not have one lame or wasted moment of film. It also has great production values, a great story, a great cast, a great director, and great scenery and photography. It's spooky and intelligent, not obvious and gross. There is so much going on under the surface and the performances so on-the-mark that it keeps your attention. It is a thoroughly enjoyable movie experience and you should jump at the chance to see it -- if that day ever comes.
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    • negevoli-44
    • Jun 9, 2000

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    • Why has full-length mini-series has never been released on DVD or Blu-Ray? Is it tied up in any copyright or estate issues?

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    • Release date
      • January 23, 1978 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Dödens skörd
    • Filming locations
      • Kingsville, Ohio, USA
    • Production company
      • Universal Television
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    • Runtime
      5 hours
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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