Places in the Heart
“The story of a woman fighting for her children, for her land, for the greatest dream there is... the future.”
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; a blind boarder, Mr. Will; and a would-be thief, Moze, who decides to teach Edna how to plant and harvest cotton.
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Cast
18 people
Sally Field
Edna Spalding
Known for
Forrest Gump
Mrs. Doubtfire
Lindsay Crouse
Margaret Lomax
Known for
The Arrival
House of Games
John Malkovich
Mr. Will
Known for
RED
Bird Box
Danny Glover
Moze
Known for
Predator 2
Lethal Weapon
Ed Harris
Wayne Lomax
Known for
Westworld
The Truman Show
Ray Baker
Sheriff Royce Spalding
Known for
Total Recall
What Lies Beneath
Amy Madigan
Viola Kelsey
Known for
Field of Dreams
Carnivàle
Terry O'Quinn
Buddy Kelsey
Known for
Lost
The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live
Bert Remsen
Tee Tot Hightower
Known for
Code of Silence
McCabe & Mrs. Miller
Jay Patterson
W.E. Simmons
Known for
A Million Ways to Die in the West
City of Angels
Toni Hudson
Ermine
Known for
Uninvited
Just One of the Guys
De'voreaux White
Wylie
Known for
Die Hard
Trespass
Robert Benton Director · John Kander Composer Néstor Almendros Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $35M · Budget $9.5M · United States release September 11, 1984
Box office
Budget
$9,500,000
Worldwide gross
$34,901,614
Gross vs. budget
3.7×
Production
TriStar Pictures
Production · Studio
Delphi II Productions
Production
United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Sweden · September 11, 1984
Theatrical
United States · September 11, 1984
Theatrical
Australia
October 1, 1984 · Theatrical
France
February 27, 1985 · Theatrical
Italy
January 16, 1985 · Theatrical
Netherlands
March 7, 1985 · Theatrical
March 13, 2004 · TV · Net 5
July 14, 2005 · Physical · DVD
South Korea
May 14, 1991 · Physical
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