Miniseries (1978)
Elizabeth Montgomery, Hal Holbrook and Jane Seymour star in a 1978 miniseries about an Ohio pioneer and her family. From the Conrad Richter trilogy.
Release date: 1978-02-19
Director: Boris Sagal
Novel: Conrad Richter
Episodes (3):
1. The Trees
In Part 1, the Wheeler family encounters Indians and the elder daughters attract would-be suitors.
Release date: 1978-02-19
2. The Fields
As the Wheeler family grows larger, Sayward (Elizabeth Montgomery) and her husband (Hal Holbrook) grow apart.
Release date: 1978-02-20
3. The Town
Adversities from cholera to wayward children ultimately yield to good fortune for Sayward and Portius in the conclusion of this 3-part miniseries.
Release date: 1978-02-21
Cast
Elizabeth Montgomery
as Sayward Luckett Wheeler
Hal Holbrook
as Portius Wheeler - The Solitary
Jane Seymour
as Genny Luckett
Steven Keats
as Jake Tench
Louise Latham
as Jary Luckett
Michelle Stacy
as Sulie Luckett
William H. Macy
as Will Beagle
Jeanette Nolan
as Granny McWhirter
Charles Tyner
as Reverend Hutchins
Bert Remsen
as Isaac Barker
Joan Tompkins
as Aunt Cornelia Wheeler
Wilford Brimley
as Jude McWhirter
Katy Kurtzman
as Rosa Tench
Rest of the cast - click here to expand
Tony Mockus Jr. - Worth Luckett, Derin Altay - Ascha Luckett, Barney McFadden - Louie Scurrah, James D. O'Reilly - Angus Witherspoon, Dorrie Kavanaugh - Mistress Bartram
Crew - click here to expand
Boris Sagal - Director, Conrad Richter - Novel, Liam O'Brien - Teleplay, James Lee Barrett - Teleplay, Harry Bernsen - Executive Producer, Tom Kuhn - Executive Producer, Robert E. Relyea - Producer, Harry Bernstein - Executive Producer, Michel Hugo - Director of Photography, Jack De Shields - Production Design, Fred Price - Set Decoration, Frank Tauss - Costume Design, Fred Karlin - Original Music Composer