A Thousand Acres (film)
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| A Thousand Acres | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Jocelyn Moorhouse |
| Written by | Jane Smiley (novel) Laura Jones (screenplay) |
| Starring | Michelle Pfeiffer |
| Music by | Richard Hartley |
| Cinematography | Tak Fujimoto |
| Editing by | Maryann Brandon |
| Distributed by | Touchstone Pictures(USA) Beacon Communications PolyGram Filmed Entertainment (foreign markets) |
| Release date(s) | September 19 1997 (USA) |
| Running time | 105 min. |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
| IMDb profile | |
A Thousand Acres is a 1997 film, based on the novel of the same title by American author Jane Smiley.
[edit] Plot
The story is a feminist reworking of Shakespeare's King Lear, set on a thousand acre farm in Iowa. Larry Cook is an aging farmer who decides to divide his farm among his three daughters, Ginny, Rose, and Caroline; hinging on past incest and abuse.
[edit] Principal cast
Jessica Lange .... Ginny Cook Smith
Michelle Pfeiffer .... Rose Cook Lewis
Jennifer Jason Leigh .... Caroline Cook
Jason Robards .... Larry Cook
Colin Firth .... Jess Clark
Keith Carradine .... Ty Smith
Kevin Anderson .... Peter Lewis
Pat Hingle .... Harold Clark
John Carroll Lynch .... Ken LaSalle
Anne Pitoniak .... Mary Livingstone
Vyto Ruginis .... Charles Carter
Michelle Williams .... Pammy
Elisabeth Moss .... Linda
Ray Toler .... Marv Carson
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