Winter People

Apr 14, 1989

1h 50m

★ 5.6

A passion so strong it kills.

Overview

Wayland Jackson, a widower with a young daughter, moves to a small, impoverished mountain village in North Carolina, circa 1934. They are taken in by Collie Wright, a single mother with an illegitimate baby, and she and Wayland soon fall in love. Trouble starts when the identity of her baby's father is revealed.

Genres

Drama

Romance

Production Companies

Nelson Entertainment

Castle Rock Entertainment

Winter People Trailers

Cast

Wayland Jackson

Kurt Russell

Collie Wright

Kelly McGillis

William Wright

Lloyd Bridges

Drury Campbell

Mitchell Ryan

Cole Campbell

Jeffrey Meek

Young Wright

Don Michael Paul

Gudger Wright

Lanny Flaherty

Annie Wright

Eileen Ryan

Milton Wright

David Dwyer

Mr. McGregor

Gary Bullock

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