The Magic of Ordinary Days

Jan 30, 2005

2h 0m

★ 7.4

In a world at war, he gave her a place of peace.

Overview

Pregnant out of wedlock, an educated young woman is pressured by her father into an arranged marriage with a lonely farmer in this drama set during WWII.

Genres

Drama

Romance

TV Movie

Production Companies

Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions

CBS Entertainment Productions

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Cast

Livy

Keri Russell

Ray Singleton

Skeet Ulrich

Martha

Mare Winningham

Florence

Tania Gunadi

Walter

Eric Winter

Rose

Gwendoline Yeo

Hank

Stephen Strachan

Ruth

Katie Keating

Abby

Jane McGregor

Reverend Case

Ken Pogue

Reverend Dunne

Daryl Shuttleworth

Chester

Sam Dyer

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