Country
“In this country, when the land is your life... you fight for your life.”
Jewell and Gil are farmers. They seem to be working against the odds, producing no financial surplus. Gil has lost hope of ever becoming prosperous, but Jewell decides to fight for her family.
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Cast
35 people
Jessica Lange
Jewell Ivy
Known for
Big Fish
Cape Fear
Sam Shepard
Gil Ivy
Known for
The Right Stuff
Brothers
Wilford Brimley
Otis
Known for
The Thing
Cocoon
Matt Clark
Tom McMullen
Known for
Back to the Future Part III
A Million Ways to Die in the West
Theresa Graham
Marlene Ivy
Also in
The Sky's No Limit
Levi L. Knebel
Carlisle Ivy
No other roles listed
Jim Haynie
Arlon Brewer
Known for
The Bridges of Madison County
The Stand
Sandra Seacat
Louise Brewer
Known for
Under the Banner of Heaven
You Don't Know Jack
Alex Harvey
Fordyce, FHA Man
Known for
Fire Down Below
The Parent Trap II
Stephanie-Stacy Poyner
Missy Ivy
No other roles listed
Jim Ostercamp
Cowboy
No other roles listed
Robert L. Somers
Grain Elevator Operator
Known for
Switchback
Richard Pearce Director · William D. Wittliff Writer Charles Gross Composer
Worldwide gross $9.6M · Budget $10M · United States release September 29, 1984
Box office
Budget
$10,000,000
Worldwide gross
$9,640,000
Gross vs. budget
1.0×
Production
Touchstone Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · September 29, 1984
Theatrical
France
April 3, 1985 · Theatrical
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