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Heartland (1981)

Heartland (1981)

Drama Romance Western

Heartland is about roots and origins. Heartland is about love and survival.

Release Date: 1981, August 23
Directors: Richard Pearce
Countries: United States of America
Production: Filmhaus, The National Endowment for the Humanities
Cast: Barry Primus, Mary Boylan, Rip Torn, Conchata Ferrell, Amy Wright, Jerry Hardin, Lilia Skala, Megan Folsom, Bob Sirucek, Marvin Berg

Overview:

Widowed Elinor Randall and her young daughter Jerrine arrive in a barren stretch of Wyoming in 1910 after Elinor's application for work as a housekeeper is accepted by Clyde Stewart, a rancher. The work is back-breaking and the isolation is brutal, particularly as winter arrives. Elinor begins to think about homesteading her own property near Stewart's ranch, but Stewart tries to dissuade her with explanations about the killing conditions and poor rewards, especially for a woman with no man to help her ranch. Although their temperaments are different and little affection exists, Elinor and Stewart agree to marry and combine homesteads. What lies ahead is the severest test of all.