Sarah, Plain and Tall

Feb 3, 1991

1h 38m

★ 7.1

It took all of her courage to come and all of her love to stay

Overview

Kansas, 1910. Widowed farmer Jacob Witting finds that taking care of both his farm and two children, Anna and Caleb, is too difficult to handle alone. John takes out an ad in a newspaper for a mail-order bride, to which the "plain and tall" Sarah Wheaton answers, soon traveling from Maine to Kansas to become John's wife. Despite the love that grows between Sarah and the family, Sarah finds herself homesick, and she must ultimately choose whether or not to stay.

Genres

Drama

Family

Romance

TV Movie

Production Companies

Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions

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Cast

Sarah Wheaton

Glenn Close

Jacob Witting

Christopher Walken

Anna Witting

Lexi Randall

Maggie Grant

Małgorzata Zajączkowska

Matthew Grant

Jon DeVries

William Wheaton

James Rebhorn

Jess Stearns

Woody Watson

Mrs. Parkley

Betty Laird

Rose

Kara Beth Taylor

Caleb Witting

Christopher Bell

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