Sarah, Plain and Tall

Sarah, Plain and Tall

It took all of her courage to come and all of her love to stay

G 1991 · 98 min · ★ 7.1 · Drama, Family, Romance, TV Movie

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.

Directed by Glenn Jordan

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Glenn Close Sarah Wheaton
Christopher Walken Jacob Witting
Lexi Randall Anna Witting
Małgorzata Zajączkowska Maggie Grant
Jon DeVries Matthew Grant
James Rebhorn William Wheaton
Woody Watson Jess Stearns
Betty Laird Mrs. Parkley
Kara Beth Taylor Rose
Christopher Bell Caleb Witting

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