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Heartland

  • 19791979
  • PGPG
  • 1h 36m
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7.3/10
1.1K
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Rip Torn and Conchata Ferrell in Heartland (1979)
A widow with a young daughter travels to a ranch in Wyoming to manage the household of a rancher. After a while the man and woman develop a relationship that leads to a marriage. But life in the harsh place takes its toll.
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A widow with a young daughter travels to a ranch in Wyoming to manage the household of a rancher. After a while the man and woman develop a relationship that leads to a marriage. But life in... Read allA widow with a young daughter travels to a ranch in Wyoming to manage the household of a rancher. After a while the man and woman develop a relationship that leads to a marriage. But life in the harsh place takes its toll.A widow with a young daughter travels to a ranch in Wyoming to manage the household of a rancher. After a while the man and woman develop a relationship that leads to a marriage. But life in the harsh place takes its toll.
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
1.1K
YOUR RATING
    • Richard Pearce
    • Beth Ferris(screenplay)
    • William Kittredge(additional scenes and dialogue)
    • Elinore Stewart(letters)
  • Stars
    • Rip Torn
    • Conchata Ferrell
    • Barry Primus
    • Richard Pearce
    • Beth Ferris(screenplay)
    • William Kittredge(additional scenes and dialogue)
    • Elinore Stewart(letters)
  • Stars
    • Rip Torn
    • Conchata Ferrell
    • Barry Primus
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    • 32User reviews
    • 6Critic reviews
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    Conchata Ferrell in Heartland (1979)
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    Rip Torn and Conchata Ferrell in Heartland (1979)
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    Rip Torn
    Rip Torn
    • Clyde Stewart
    Conchata Ferrell
    Conchata Ferrell
    • Elinore Randall Stewart
    Barry Primus
    Barry Primus
    • Jack
    Megan Folsom
    Megan Folsom
    • Jerrine
    Lilia Skala
    Lilia Skala
    • Mrs. Landauer
    Amy Wright
    Amy Wright
    • Clara Jane
    Jerry Hardin
    Jerry Hardin
    • Cattlebuyer
    Mary Boylan
    • Ma Gillis
    Jeff Boschee
    • Land Office Agent #1
    Robert Overholzer
    • Land Office Agent #2
    Bob Sirucek
    • Dan Byrd
    Marvin Berg
    • Justice of the Peace
    Gary Voldseth
    • Cowboy
    Mike Robertson
    • Cowboy
    Doug Johnson
    • Cowboy
      • Richard Pearce
      • Beth Ferris(screenplay)
      • William Kittredge(additional scenes and dialogue)
      • Elinore Stewart(letters) (uncredited)
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    • Trivia
      Letters written by Elinore Pruitt Stewart (aka Elinore Stewart) provided the basis for the film. These letters dated from April 1909 to November 1913 and were first printed in "The Atlantic Monthly".
    • Goofs
      The story is set in 1910. When Elinore and Jerrine are riding across the prairie, they are singing the hymn "In The Garden" which was published in 1912, according to Wiki.
    • Connections
      Featured in Sneak Previews: Independent Films (1981)

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    Women surviving in the American west
    This is a first-rate film, based on the letters of its heroine, Elinore Pruitt Stewart (and published in the book Letters of a Woman Homesteader, in print 2003), supplemented with material gathered from other frontier families. The film follows the life of a widow with a young daughter who arrives in Wyoming (in actual life, Colorado) in 1910 to serve as housekeeper for a rancher. The film is inconclusive, as it should be: this isn't a story so much as a slice of life. And what a life! Regardless of whether the character represents Elinore's true nature, this is a wonderful woman: strong, self-determining, and courageous. She's not your usual impossibly slender, pretty young thing--Hollywood seems to think mere wisps could survive these hardships and keep their Mary Kay contact visiting regularly--but a sturdy and practical woman who never flinches at what life throws at her. One scene to watch for (among many): taking down clothes from the clothesline. I won't give the game away, but Elinore Stewart was one hell of a human being. I'd have felt honored to know her.
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      • September 22, 1979 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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      • Wheatland County, Montana, USA
    • Production companies
      • Filmhaus
      • The National Endowment for the Humanities
      • Wilderness Women
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