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  1. A Thousand Acres is a 1997 American drama film directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse and starring Michelle Pfeiffer, Jessica Lange, Jennifer Jason Leigh and Jason Robards. It is an adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name by Jane Smiley, which itself is a reworking of William Shakespeare's King Lear. The character of Larry Cook ...

    • $7.9 million
    • September 19, 1997 (US)
  2. Sep 19, 1997 · 1h 45m. IMDb RATING. 6.1 /10. 5.8K. YOUR RATING. Rate. Play trailer 2:47. 1 Video. 50 Photos. Drama. A family is torn apart after a father gives his valuable farm land to his daughters. Director. Jocelyn Moorhouse. Writers. Jane Smiley. Laura Jones. Stars. Michelle Pfeiffer. Jessica Lange. Jennifer Jason Leigh. See production info at IMDbPro.

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    • Drama
    • Jocelyn Moorhouse
    • 1997-09-19
  3. Sep 17, 2020 · Author Jane Smiley. Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg News. ... A Thousand Acres. She was pleased that the book, ... were you thinking, “This would make a great movie.” Smiley: No.

  4. Feb 27, 2023 · Subscribed. 3. 465 views 10 months ago. Jane Smileys Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, "A Thousand Acres," is a modern retelling of Shakespeare's "King Lear." Smiley's novel is set...

  5. Nov 27, 2019. Rated: 2.5/5 • Sep 7, 2018. Jul 3, 2008. A patriarch (Jason Robards) deeds his farm to two (Michelle Pfeiffer, Jessica Lange) of his three daughters in a modern "King Lear" set in...

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    • Michelle Pfeiffer
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  7. When the youngest objects, she is cut out of his will, which sets in motion a chain of events that brings dark truths to light. Ambitiously conceived and stunningly written, A Thousand Acres spins the most fundamental themes of truth, justice, love, and pride into a universally acclaimed masterpiece.

  8. Sep 19, 1997 · "A Thousand Acres"-the-movie, which stars Michelle Pfeiffer, Jessica Lange and Jennifer Jason Leigh, shows the pitfalls involved when adapting any book, especially one with deep-seated...

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