Sarah, Plain and Tall
“It took all of her courage to come and all of her love to stay”
Kansas, 1910. Widowed farmer Jacob Witting finds that taking care of both his farm and two children, Anna and Caleb, is too difficult to handle alone. John takes out an ad in a newspaper for a mail-order bride, to which the "plain and tall" Sarah Wheaton answers, soon traveling from Maine to Kansas to become John's wife. Despite the love that grows between Sarah and the family, Sarah finds herself homesick, and she must ultimately choose whether or not to stay.
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3 films
Cast
11 people
Glenn Close
Sarah Wheaton
Known for
101 Dalmatians
What Happened to Monday
Christopher Walken
Jacob Witting
Known for
Catch Me If You Can
Severance
Lexi Randall
Anna Witting
Known for
The War
The Long Walk Home
Małgorzata Zajączkowska
Maggie Grant
Known for
You Are God
Jon DeVries
Matthew Grant
Known for
Invasion U.S.A.
Fat Man and Little Boy
James Rebhorn
William Wheaton
Known for
The Game
Scent of a Woman
Chris Bell
Caleb Witting
Known for
Ripper Untold
The Mummy Resurrection
Woody Watson
Jess Stearns
Known for
Universal Soldier: The Return
Blind Fury
Betty Laird
Mrs. Parkley
Also in
Bunker Hill
Kara Beth Taylor
Rose
Also in
The Prairie
Christopher Bell
Caleb Witting
Also in
Without Warning: The James Brady Story
The Magic School Bus
Glenn Jordan Director · Patricia MacLachlan Author David Shire Composer
United States release February 3, 1991 · Produced in United States
Production
Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · February 3, 1991
Theatrical
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