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Sarah, Plain and Tall

Kansas, 1910. Widowed farmer Jacob Witting grapples with managing his farm and two children, Anna and Caleb. John places a newspaper ad seeking a mail-order bride, and the 'plain and tall' Sarah Wheaton answers, traveling from Maine to Kansas to become John's wife. As affection grows between Sarah and the family, she battles homesickness and faces a pivotal choice about whether to stay.

Director(s)

Glenn Jordan

Cast & Crew

Glenn Close

Glenn Close

Sarah Wheaton

Christopher Walken

Christopher Walken

Jacob Witting

James Rebhorn

James Rebhorn

William Wheaton

Jon DeVries

Jon DeVries

Matthew Grant

Woody Watson

Woody Watson

Jess Stearns

Lexi Randall

Lexi Randall

Anna Witting

Małgorzata Zajączkowska

Małgorzata Zajączkowska

Maggie Grant

Betty Laird

Betty Laird

Mrs. Parkley

Kara Beth Taylor

Kara Beth Taylor

Rose

Christopher Bell

Christopher Bell

Caleb Witting

Glenn Jordan

Glenn Jordan

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Details

GenresDrama, Family, Romance, TV Movie
Runtime1h 38 mins
Released on03 Feb 1991
Languageen
Produced InUnited States of America

Part of the Series

Sarah, Plain and Tall: Winter's End

Sarah, Plain and Tall: Winter's End

1999EN, HU
Skylark

Skylark

1993EN