A single New England woman responds to an advertisement by a Midwestern widower in which he asks for a bride to help him raise his two children.
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Title: Sarah, Plain and Tall (TV Movie 1991)
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| Glenn Close | ... | Sarah Wheaton | |
| Christopher Walken | ... | Jacob Witting | |
| Lexi Randall | ... | Anna Witting | |
| Malgorzata Zajaczkowska | ... | Maggie Grant (as Margaret Sophie Stein) | |
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Jon DeVries | ... | Matthew Grant |
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Christopher Bell | ... | Caleb Witting |
| James Rebhorn | ... | William Wheaton | |
| Woody Watson | ... | Jess Stearns | |
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Betty Laird | ... | Mrs. Parkley |
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Marc Penney | ... | Ticket Agent |
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Kara Beth Taylor | ... | Rose |
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Set around the turn of the century. Jacob, a widowed farmer with two small children, places an ad in a paper for a new wife. The ad is answered by a spinster in Maine, who writes letters to them and describes herself as "plain and tall." And she takes a trip to Jacob's farm to see if she can make a difference. Written by Kathy Li
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Caleb Witting: [sadly] And that it was my fault mama died the next morning?
Anna Witting: [walks over to Caleb and hugs him] I never thought that Caleb. Never. I forgot to say good night to her, that's all I could think about.
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The gravestones for the small cemetery where Jacob's wife Katherine lay were hand-carved out of sheets of Styrofoam and then painted and stained to look like old headstones. See more »Quotes
Anna Witting: [playfully] I thought when you were born, I said you were homely and plain. And you had terrible holler and a horrid smell.Caleb Witting: [sadly] And that it was my fault mama died the next morning?
Anna Witting: [walks over to Caleb and hugs him] I never thought that Caleb. Never. I forgot to say good night to her, that's all I could think about.
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3 February 1991 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Hallmark Hall of Fame: Sarah, Plain and Tall (#40.2) See more »Company Credits
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I had always heard good things about this film but never got around to seeing it. My 8 year old daughter loves books on the prairie life and we saw the video at the library so we watched it and we were both so moved, so impressed. A lovely film, wonderfully acted - Walken is a nice surprise - after a long, Hollywood career playing weirdos and sickos - he gives a fully realized, delicate, heartbreaking performance as a widower Kansas farmer. The children stay away from cliched, hammy acting and the whole thing is touching and sweet.