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A Thousand Acres
A Thousand Acres

A Thousand Acres

Best friends. Bitter rivals. Sisters.

Genres

DramaFamily

OverView

The lives of an Iowa farmer's three daughters are shattered when he suddenly decides to bequeath them the family's fertile farm.

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Budget

$28000000

Revenue

$7936780

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

105 mins

Rating

5.767/10

Release Date

19 September 1997

Country

United States of America

Cast

Michelle Pfeiffer

Michelle Pfeiffer

Rose Cook Lewis

Jessica Lange

Jessica Lange

Ginny Cook Smith

Jason Robards

Jason Robards

Larry Cook

Jennifer Jason Leigh

Jennifer Jason Leigh

Caroline Cook

Colin Firth

Colin Firth

Jess Clark

Keith Carradine

Keith Carradine

Ty Smith

Kevin Anderson

Kevin Anderson

Peter Lewis

Pat Hingle

Pat Hingle

Harold Clark

John Carroll Lynch

John Carroll Lynch

Ken LaSalle

Anne Pitoniak

Anne Pitoniak

Mary Livingstone

Vyto Ruginis

Vyto Ruginis

Charles Carter

Michelle Williams

Michelle Williams

Pammy

Elisabeth Moss

Elisabeth Moss

Linda

Ray Toler

Ray Toler

Marv Carson

Kenneth Tigar

Kenneth Tigar

Doctor

Steve Key

Steve Key

Loren Clark

Dan Conway

Dan Conway

Henry Dodge

Stan Cahill

Stan Cahill

Frank

Ray Baker

Ray Baker

Wallace Crockett

Beth Grant

Beth Grant

Roberta

Andrea Nittoli

Andrea Nittoli

Waitress

Bob Gunton

Bob Gunton

Judge (uncredited)

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