Movie: Sarah, Plain and Tall

Top 10 Billed Cast

Glenn Close
Glenn Close

Sarah Wheaton

Christopher Walken
Christopher Walken

Jacob Witting

Lexi Randall
Lexi Randall

Anna Witting

Małgorzata Zajączkowska
Małgorzata Zajączkowska

Maggie Grant

Jon DeVries
Jon DeVries

Matthew Grant

James Rebhorn
James Rebhorn

William Wheaton

Woody Watson
Woody Watson

Jess Stearns

Betty Laird
Betty Laird

Mrs. Parkley

Kara Beth Taylor
Kara Beth Taylor

Rose

Christopher Bell
Christopher Bell

Caleb Witting

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    Kansas, 1910. Widowed farmer Jacob Witting finds that taking care of both his farm and two children, Anna and Caleb, is too difficult to handle alone. John takes out an ad in a newspaper for a mail-order bride, to which the "plain and tall" Sarah Wheaton answers, soon traveling from Maine to Kansas to become John's wife. Despite the love that grows between Sarah and the family, Sarah finds herself homesick, and she must ultimately choose whether or not to stay.

  • Release Date

    1991-02-03

  • Average

    7.103

  • Rating:

    3.6 starts
  • Tagline

    It took all of her courage to come and all of her love to stay

  • Genres

  • Languages:

    English
  • Keywords

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