Foxfire | |
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Based on | |
Screenplay by | Susan Cooper |
Directed by | Jud Taylor |
Starring |
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Composer | Johnny Mandel |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Executive producer | Marian Rees |
Producer | Dorothea G. Petrie |
Cinematography | Thomas Burstyn |
Editor | Paul LaMastra |
Running time | 100 minutes |
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Original release | |
Network | CBS |
Release | December 13, 1987 |
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Foxfire is an American drama television film that premiered on CBS on December 13, 1987, as part of the Hallmark Hall of Fame anthology series. It is directed by Jud Taylor from a teleplay by Susan Cooper, based on the play of the same name by Cooper and Hume Cronyn. The film stars Jessica Tandy, Cronyn, and John Denver, with Tandy and Cronyn both reprising their roles from the 1982 Broadway production.[1]
The film was honored with the Peabody Award and was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Miniseries or Television Film. It won two Primetime Emmy Awards, for Outstanding Lead Actress for Tandy and Outstanding Art Direction, from a total of eight nominations (including Outstanding Drama/Comedy Special).