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A Thousand Acres (1997) — Ligoscope

A Thousand Acres

A Thousand Acres

1997 · 105 min · Directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse · R

★ 5.7(79 TMDB votes)▶ Trailer

Best friends. Bitter rivals. Sisters.

The lives of an Iowa farmer's three daughters are shattered when he suddenly decides to bequeath them the family's fertile farm.

Cast

Michelle Pfeiffer

Michelle Pfeiffer

Rose Cook Lewis

Jessica Lange

Jessica Lange

Ginny Cook Smith

Jason Robards

Jason Robards

Larry Cook

Jennifer Jason Leigh

Jennifer Jason Leigh

Caroline Cook

Colin Firth

Colin Firth

Jess Clark

Keith Carradine

Keith Carradine

Ty Smith

Kevin Anderson

Kevin Anderson

Peter Lewis

Pat Hingle

Pat Hingle

Harold Clark

John Carroll Lynch

John Carroll Lynch

Ken LaSalle

Anne Pitoniak

Anne Pitoniak

Mary Livingstone

Vyto Ruginis

Vyto Ruginis

Charles Carter

Michelle Williams

Michelle Williams

Pammy

Elisabeth Moss

Elisabeth Moss

Linda

Ray Toler

Ray Toler

Marv Carson

Kenneth Tigar

Kenneth Tigar

Doctor

Steve Key

Steve Key

Loren Clark

Dan Conway

Henry Dodge

Stan Cahill

Frank

Ray Baker

Ray Baker

Wallace Crockett

Beth Grant

Beth Grant

Roberta

Andrea Nittoli

Waitress

Bob Gunton

Bob Gunton

Judge (uncredited)

Crew

Director: Jocelyn Moorhouse
Producer: Steve Golin, Sigurjón Sighvatsson, Thomas A. Bliss, Michelle Pfeiffer, Marc Abraham, Kate Guinzburg, Lynn Arost, Armyan Bernstein
Writer: Laura Jones, Jane Smiley
Casting: Tracy Kaplan

Details

Studios: Touchstone Pictures, Propaganda Films, Beacon Communications
Countries: United States of America
Languages: English
Certification: R
Release: September 19, 1997

Themes

farmbased on novel or bookiowatragedyfamilywoman director

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Editor

Maryann Brandon

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Art Direction

James F. Truesdale

Composer

Richard Hartley

Costume

Stunts

James Fierro, Rick LeFevour

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