"A wife and mother in 1915 Tennessee copes with the loss of her husband and the necessity of raising their children alone."
Sally Field
as Mary Follet
William Hurt
as Jay Follet
Ned Beatty
as Ralph Follet
Ellen Corby
as Great-Gandmaw
Ann Doran
as Great-Aunt Sadie
Betty Garrett
as Catherine
Murray Hamilton
as Joel Lynch
Polly Holliday
as Aunt Hannah
Michael Horton
as Andrew
Jeremy Licht
as Rufus Follet
Frances Lee McCain
as Sally
John McIntire
as John Henry, Jay's Father
Jeanette Nolan
as Jessie
Robby Kiger
as Jim-Wilson
Gregory Brown
as
Jason Naylor
Willie DeJean
Delbert Mann
Director
Jeff Cullen
Writer
Tad Mosel
Author
James Agee
Novel
Charles Raymond
Producer
David W. Rintels
Executive Producer
Jacqueline Tone
Associate Producer
Roy Christopher
Production Design
Anna Belle Kaufman
Costume Design
Carol A. O'Connell
Hairstylist
Daniel C. Striepeke
Makeup Artist