Story of movie Heartland Film : Heartland is a 1979 American film, directed by Richard Pearce, starring Rip Torn and Conchata Ferrell. The film is a stark depiction of early homestead life in the American West. It is based on a memoir by Elinore Pruitt Stewart, titled Letters of a Woman Homesteader (1914).
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| Directed by | Richard Pearce |
| Produced by | Beth Ferris Michael Hausman |
| Written by | Beth Ferris William Kittredge Elinore Randall Stewart |
| Starring | Conchata Ferrell Rip Torn Lilia Skala Barry Primus Megan Folsom |
| Music by | Charles Gross |
| Cinematography | Fred Murphy |
| Edited by | Bill Yahraus |
Production company | Filmhaus The National Endowment for the Humanities Wilderness Women |
| Distributed by | Levitt-Pickman |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Set in southwestern Wyoming, where Stewart homesteaded, the movie was filmed in central Montana.
The soundtrack features New Orleans clarinetist George Lewis playing the hymn, "What a Friend We Have in Jesus."
In 1980 the film was featured as a "Buried Treasure" (a film that received little attention during its initial run) on an episode of the TV show, Sneak Previews, produced and hosted by the film critics Roger Ebert and Gene Siskel.
Screenplay
- Rip Torn as Clyde Stewart
- Conchata Ferrell as Elinore Randall Stewart
- Barry Primus as Jack
- Megan Folsom as Jerrine
- Lilia Skala as Mrs. Landauer
- Amy Wright as Clara Jane
- Jerry Hardin as Cattlebuyer
- Mary Boylan as Ma Gillis
- Jeff Boschee as Land Office Agent #1
- Robert Overholzer as Land Office Agent #2
- Bob Sirucek as Dan Byrd
- Marvin Berg as Justice of the Peace
- Gary Voldseth as Cowboy
- Mike Robertson as Cowboy
- Doug Johnson as Cowboy
In 1980, the film shared the Golden Bear award for Best Film at the 30th Berlin International Film Festival.
- Elinore Pruitt Stewart Homestead, Wyoming, listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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