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Places in the Heart is a 1984 American drama film written and directed by Robert Benton. It stars Sally Field, Lindsay Crouse, Ed Harris, Ray Baker, Amy Madigan, John Malkovich, Danny Glover, Jerry Haynes and Terry O'Quinn.
Oct 5, 1984 · A widow struggles to save her farm and family in 1930s Texas with the help of a blind boarder and a black handyman. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more for this Oscar-winning film.
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- Drama
- Robert Benton
- 1984-10-05
Places in the Heart (1984) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
May 12, 2024 · The 1980s were also a kind of golden age for prestige family dramas, including Places in the Heart. Here's the explanation of that film's ending.
A review of Robert Benton's drama about a widow and her farm in the Depression, starring Sally Field, Danny Glover, and John Malkovich. Ebert praises the main story but criticizes the subplots and the ending as unnecessary and idealistic.
In 1935 rural Texas, recently widowed Edna Spaulding (Sally Field) struggles to survive with two small children, a farm to run and very little money in the bank -- not to mention a deadly tornado...
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- Robert Benton
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- Sally Field
In 1935 rural Texas, recently-widowed Edna Spaulding struggles to survive with two small children, a farm to run and very little money in the bank--not to mention a deadly tornado and the unwelcome presence of the Ku Klux Klan. Edna is aided by her beautician sister Margaret, blind boarder Mr.
