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How to Make an American Quilt(1995)
Status: Released
Date: 1995-10-06
64%
186 Votes
Time: 1h 56m
There's beauty in the patterns of life.
Overview:
Soon-to-be-wed graduate student Finn Dodd develops cold feet when she suspects her fiancé is cheating on her. In order to clear her head, Finn visits her grandmother, Hy, and great aunt, Glady Joe Cleary, in Grasse, Calif. There, Finn learns that Hy and Glady Joe are members of a group of passionate quilters, and over the course of her visit she is regaled with tales of love and life by women who have collected rich experiences and much wisdom.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
Budget: $10,000,000.00
Revenue: $41,200,020.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: How to Make an American Quilt
Top 10 Billed Cast
Winona Ryder
Finn Dodd
Anne Bancroft
Glady Joe Cleary
Ellen Burstyn
Hy Dodd
Kate Nelligan
Constance Saunders
Jean Simmons
Em
Maya Angelou
Anna
Alfre Woodard
Marianna
Dermot Mulroney
Sam
Lois Smith
Sophia
Kate Capshaw
Sally
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