Sarah, Plain and Tall (film)

Sarah, Plain and Tall
Video release poster
Based onSarah, Plain and Tall
by Patricia MacLachlan
Screenplay by
Directed byGlenn Jordan
Starring
ComposerDavid Shire
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producers
ProducerGlenn Jordan
CinematographyMike Fash
EditorJohn Wright
Running time98 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkCBS
ReleaseFebruary 3, 1991 (1991-02-03)
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Sarah, Plain and Tall is an American drama television film that premiered on CBS on February 3, 1991, as part of the Hallmark Hall of Fame anthology series. It is directed and produced by Glenn Jordan from a teleplay by Patricia MacLachlan and Carol Sobieski, based on the book of the same name by MacLachlan. It stars Glenn Close, who also serves as an executive producer, and Christopher Walken. It tells the story of a Maine spinster who goes to Kansas in the early 1900s in response to a widower's newspaper advertisement seeking a wife.[1]

The film was nominated for nine Primetime Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Drama/Comedy Special and Miniseries, winning one for its editing. It also received two Golden Globe Award nominations, for Best Miniseries or Television Movie and Best Actress in a Miniseries or Television Movie for Close. It was followed by two sequels, Skylark and Sarah, Plain and Tall: Winter's End.

  1. ^ O'Connor, John J. (February 1, 1991). "TV Weekend; An Independent Spirit on the Prairie". The New York Times. Retrieved April 10, 2023.