| Description |
1 videodisc (110 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD, region 1, widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital. |
| Language |
Closed-captioned. |
| Cast |
Elizabeth Reaser, Tim Guinee, Alan Cumming, John Heard, Alex Kingston, Ned Beatty, Lois Smith, Patrick Heusinger. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, David Tumblety ; editor, James Stanger ; music, Thomas Lieberman, Mark Orton ; costume designer, Eden Miller ; production deisgner, James Bakkom. |
| Note |
Based on the short story "A gravestone made of wheat" by Will Weaver. |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 2005. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: PG; for brief partial nudity and mild language. |
| Summary |
Inge is a feisty German mail-order bride who has come to Minnesota to marry Olaf, a young Norwegian immigrant farmer of few words. But in a post-WWI, anti-German climate, the local minister openly forbids the marriage. Inge and Olaf fall in love despite the town's disapproval. But when the town banker attempts to foreclose on the farm of his friend Frandsen, Olaf takes a stand. |
| Subject |
Mail order brides -- Minnesota -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Scandinavian Americans -- Minnesota -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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United States -- Emigration and immigration -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Man-woman relationships -- Minnesota -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Minnesota -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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DVDs.
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| Genre |
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Bigham, James.
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Cumming, Alan, 1965-
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Selim, Ali.
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Reaser, Elizabeth.
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Guinee, Tim.
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Heard, John, 1945-
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Kingston, Alex.
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Beatty, Ned.
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Smith, Lois, 1930-
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Heusinger, Patrick.
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Weaver, Will.
Gravestone made of wheat.
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Beautiful Motion Pictures (Firm)
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LaSalleHolland (Firm)
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Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.
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| Added Title |
Sweetland |
| ISBN |
9786311132821 |
| Standard No. |
024543449744 |
| Music No. |
2244974 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment |
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