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The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel

The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel

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DramaTV MovieAdventure

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A big-city female doctor returns to her roots in the backwoods of the Blue Ridge Mountains to bring modern medicine to the local folks in the Appalachia of the 1930s and finds herself at odds with the homespun ways of the resident medicine woman.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

145 mins

Rating

6/10

Release Date

02 January 1979

Country

United States of America

Cast

Lindsay Wagner

Lindsay Wagner

Dr. Meg Laurel

Jane Wyman

Jane Wyman

Granny Arrowroot

Dorothy McGuire

Dorothy McGuire

Effie Webb

Andrew Duggan

Andrew Duggan

Judge Adamson

Gary Lockwood

Gary Lockwood

Harley Moon

Brock Peters

Brock Peters

Joe

John Reilly

John Reilly

Thom Laurel

Charles Tyner

Charles Tyner

Doug Slocomb

James Woods

James Woods

Sin Eater

Woodrow Parfrey

Woodrow Parfrey

Messerschmidt

Peggy Walton-Walker

Peggy Walton-Walker

Mrs. Slocomb

Kath Soucie

Kath Soucie

Becca

Tracey Gold

Tracey Gold

Laurie Mae Moon

Cherilyn Parsons

Cherilyn Parsons

Sophie Pride

Tom Spratley

Tom Spratley

The Dentist

Gary Graham

Gary Graham

Jacob Barth

Ray Young

Ray Young

Joel

Gloria Stuart

Gloria Stuart

Rose Hooper

Mary Ellen O'Neill

Mary Ellen O'Neill

Granny Bacon

Meegan King

Meegan King

Willis

David Gregory

David Gregory

Herm

Henry G. Sanders

Henry G. Sanders

Harve

Dee Croxton

Dee Croxton

Mildred Koch

Hazel Johnson

Hazel Johnson

Vyrle Macy

Pauline McFadgen

Pauline McFadgen

Corra Macy

Stephanie Smith

Stephanie Smith

Camille Kapp

Carolyn Jane Reed

Carolyn Jane Reed

Mrs. Pride

Ronald Peterson

Ronald Peterson

Joshua Moon

John Driscoll

John Driscoll

Walt Ridgeway

Sam J. Jones

Sam J. Jones

Roy

Philip Schultz

Philip Schultz

Butler

Dan Kemp

Dan Kemp

Man #1

Diane Fetterly

Diane Fetterly

Woman #1

Sharon McGrath

Sharon McGrath

Twelve-Year-Old Meg

Marta Nichols

Marta Nichols

Seven-Year-Old Meg

Genevieve Beauvais

Genevieve Beauvais

Meg Middle

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