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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.

Top Cast

  • Glenn Close

    Glenn Close

    Sarah Wheaton

  • Christopher Walken

    Christopher Walken

    Jacob Witting

  • Lexi Randall

    Lexi Randall

    Anna Witting

  • Małgorzata Zajączkowska

    Małgorzata Zajączkowska

    Maggie Grant

  • Jon DeVries

    Jon DeVries

    Matthew Grant

  • James Rebhorn

    James Rebhorn

    William Wheaton

  • Woody Watson

    Woody Watson

    Jess Stearns

  • Betty Laird

    Betty Laird

    Mrs. Parkley

  • Kara Beth Taylor

    Kara Beth Taylor

    Rose

Overview

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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