Sarah, Plain and Tall 1991

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

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G
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.

Release Date 1991-02-03
Runtime 1h 38m
Directors Glenn Jordan, Mike Fash
Producers Glenn Jordan, Glenn Close, William Self
Writers Patricia MacLachlan, Patricia MacLachlan, Carol Sobieski