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The Work and the Glory

The Work and the Glory

One Man....A Remarkable Vision; One Family....A Desperate Struggle

Genres

DramaRomance

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When Benjamin Steed and Mary Ann Steed relocate their family to upstate New York in the early 1800's, they unwittingly settle in a town divided along religious lines. After their new hired help turns out to be at the center of the uproar, each member of the Steed family must come to terms with their own beliefs in the face of heavy persecution. Together they struggle to weather the raging controversy surrounding a young man named Joseph Smith.

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Budget

$7500000

Revenue

$3347647

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

110 mins

Rating

6.4/10

Release Date

24 November 2004

Country

United States of America

Cast

Sam Hennings

Sam Hennings

Benjamin Steed

Brenda Strong

Brenda Strong

Mary Ann Steed

Eric Johnson

Eric Johnson

Joshua Steed

Alexander Carroll

Alexander Carroll

Nathan Steed

Tiffany Dupont

Tiffany Dupont

Lydia McBride

Brighton Hertford

Brighton Hertford

Melissa Steed / Narrator

Kimberly Varadi

Kimberly Varadi

Becca Steed

Colin Ford

Colin Ford

Matthew Steed

Kathryn Firago

Kathryn Firago

Hannah McBride

Jim Grimshaw

Jim Grimshaw

Josiah McBride

Jonathan Scarfe

Jonathan Scarfe

Joseph Smith

Sarah Darling

Sarah Darling

Emma Smith

Edward Albert

Edward Albert

Martin Harris

Ryan Wood

Ryan Wood

Hyrum Smith

Jordan Rose Tarter

Jordan Rose Tarter

Sophronia Smith

Anne Sward

Anne Sward

Lucy Mack Smith

Levi Larsen

Levi Larsen

Samuel Smith

Sara Jade Woodhouse

Sara Jade Woodhouse

Will Murdock

Jonathan Quint

Jonathan Quint

Mark Cooper

Phillip DeVona

Phillip DeVona

David Murdock

Marcus Hester

Marcus Hester

Caleb Jackson

Emily Podleski

Emily Podleski

Jessica Roundy

Bill Crabb

Bill Crabb

Asa Phelps

Annie Abbott

Annie Abbott

Edith Gates

Wayne Grace

Wayne Grace

First Land Agent

Charles Howerton

Charles Howerton

Second Land Agent

Kevin Stillwell

Kevin Stillwell

First Man

Bruce Taylor

Bruce Taylor

First Member

Sheri Mann Stewart

Sheri Mann Stewart

First Woman

Marc Macaulay

Marc Macaulay

Land Speculator

Stephen Gentry

Stephen Gentry

Second Man

Zane Miller

Zane Miller

First Suitor

Joseph Wilkins

Joseph Wilkins

Second Member

Tom Turbiville

Tom Turbiville

Teamster

Carey Jones

Carey Jones

Third Man

James Van Harper

James Van Harper

Wagon Master

Richie Dye

Richie Dye

Clinton Roundy

Laura Whyte

Laura Whyte

Aunt Helen

Terry Haskell

Terry Haskell

First Troublemaker

Terry Londeree

Terry Londeree

Parson

Jarron Vosburg

Jarron Vosburg

Young Joseph

Thais Albert

Thais Albert

Cousin Sabina

Bruce McKinnon

Bruce McKinnon

Preacher

William David Witt

William David Witt

Man on the bench

William J. Mode

William J. Mode

Pipe smoking tavern patron (uncredited)

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