Back to browse
71% Critic Match
Sarah, Plain and Tall
“It took all of her courage to come and all of her love to stay”
7.1 / 10• 1991• 1h 38m•G• English
DramaFamilyRomanceTV Movie
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Glenn Close
Sarah Wheaton
Lead
Christopher Walken
Jacob Witting
Lexi Randall
Anna Witting
Małgorzata Zajączkowska
Maggie Grant
Jon DeVries
Matthew Grant
James Rebhorn
William Wheaton
Woody Watson
Jess Stearns
BL
Betty Laird
Mrs. Parkley
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Glenn Jordan's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Sarah, Plain and Tall is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
