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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.
- $9.5 million
- September 21, 1984
- Arlene Donovan
Oct 5, 1984 · Places in the Heart: Directed by Robert Benton. With Sally Field, Lindsay Crouse, Ed Harris, Amy Madigan. In central Texas in the 1930s, a widow with two small children tries to save her small 40-acre farm with the help of a blind boarder and an itinerant black handyman.
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- Robert Benton
- PG
- Drama
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.
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
- PG
- Sally Field
Places in the Heart (1984) Rated PG. The places referred to in the title of Robert Benton's movie are, he has said, places that he holds sacred in his own heart: The small town in Texas where he grew up, various friends and relatives he remembers from those days, the little boy that he once was, and the things that happened or almost happened.
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.
