The Awakening Land
The Saga of an American Woman.
The Saga of an American Woman.
series not in production
Ended
Drama
Seasons | 1
Episodes | 3
avg.Runtime | 93 min
First EP | 1978-02-19
Last EP | 1978-02-21
Overview
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A lusty frontier saga about a pioneer woman and her love for her family, the man she marries, and the land on which she lives, dramatized from Conrad Richter's Pulitzer Prize-winning trilogy: 'The Trees;' 'The Fields;' and 'The Town.' The series originally aired on NBC in three installments from February 19 to February 21, 1978 and stars Elizabeth Montgomery and Hal Holbrook.
Created by
Produced by
Warner Bros. Television
Bensen/Kuhn/Sagal Productions
Season List
season 1 || Miniseries
Relesed on | 1978-02-19
Elizabeth Montgomery, Hal Holbrook and Jane Seymour star in a 1978 miniseries about an Ohio pioneer and her family. From the Conrad Richter trilogy.
1
The Trees
1978-02-19
In Part 1, the Wheeler family encounters Indians and the elder daughters attract would-be suitors.
2
The Fields
1978-02-20
As the Wheeler family grows larger, Sayward (Elizabeth Montgomery) and her husband (Hal Holbrook) grow apart.
3
The Town
1978-02-21
Adversities from cholera to wayward children ultimately yield to good fortune for Sayward and Portius in the conclusion of this 3-part miniseries.
CAST
charactor: Sayward Luckett Wheeler
Original: Elizabeth Montgomery
Total EP: 3
charactor: Portius Wheeler - The Solitary
Original: Hal Holbrook
Total EP: 3
charactor: Genny Luckett
Original: Jane Seymour
Total EP: 3
charactor: Jake Tench
Original: Steven Keats
Total EP: 3
charactor: Jary Luckett
Original: Louise Latham
Total EP: 3
charactor: Worth Luckett
Original: Tony Mockus Jr.
Total EP: 3
charactor: Ascha Luckett
Original: Derin Altay
Total EP: 3
charactor: Sulie Luckett
Original: Michelle Stacy
Total EP: 3
charactor: Louie Scurrah
Original: Barney McFadden
Total EP: 3
charactor: Will Beagle
Original: William H. Macy
Total EP: 3
charactor: Granny McWhirter
Original: Jeanette Nolan
Total EP: 3
charactor: Angus Witherspoon
Original: James D. O'Reilly
Total EP: 3
charactor: Reverend Hutchins
Original: Charles Tyner
Total EP: 3
charactor: Mistress Bartram
Original: Dorrie Kavanaugh
Total EP: 3
charactor: Isaac Barker
Original: Bert Remsen
Total EP: 3
charactor: Aunt Cornelia Wheeler
Original: Joan Tompkins
Total EP: 3
charactor: Jude McWhirter
Original: Wilford Brimley
Total EP: 3
charactor: Rosa Tench
Original: Katy Kurtzman
Total EP: 3
CREW
Fred Price
Set Decoration
Art
Jack De Shields
Production Design
Art
Michel Hugo
Director of Photography
Camera
Frank Tauss
Costume Design
Costume & Make-Up
Boris Sagal
Director
Directing
Harry Bernsen
Executive Producer
Production
Robert E. Relyea
Producer
Production
Harry Bernstein
Executive Producer
Production
Tom Kuhn
Executive Producer
Production
Fred Karlin
Original Music Composer
Sound
James Lee Barrett
Teleplay
Writing
Conrad Richter
Novel
Writing
Liam O'Brien
Teleplay
Writing
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