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Jane Fonda stars in this made-for-TV movie, which uses the backdrop of World War II and urbanization to tell the story of one woman's fight to keep her family together. Gertie Nevels, a Kentucky woman whose happiness is in her wood sculpting, follows her husband to Detroit, where different adjustmen...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Lorimar-Telepictures
Aries Video
Other Authors: Petrie, Daniel
Finnegan, William, 1928-2008
Rubinstein, John, 1946-
Fonda, Jane, 1937-
Helm, Levon
Plummer, Amanda
Kingsley, Susan
Hearn, Ann, 1953-
Swan, Bob
Page, Geraldine
Arnow, Harriette Louisa Simpson, 1908-1986
Language:English
Published: Brazil : Aries Video, [2011?]
Series:Jane Fonda collection
Subjects:
Families > Drama.
Women > Appalachian Region > Drama.
Women > Michigan > Detroit > Drama.
Sharecroppers > Family relationships > Drama.
Mountain life > Appalachian Region > Drama.
City and town life > Michigan > Detroit > Drama.
Labor unions > Michigan > Detroit > Drama.
World War, 1939-1945 > Drama.
Film adaptions.
Made-for-TV movies.
Feature films.
Genre:
Drama.
Film adaptions.
Made-for-TV movies.
Feature films.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (143 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
Jane Fonda stars in this made-for-TV movie, which uses the backdrop of World War II and urbanization to tell the story of one woman's fight to keep her family together. Gertie Nevels, a Kentucky woman whose happiness is in her wood sculpting, follows her husband to Detroit, where different adjustments occur. Based on the novel by Harriette Arnow.
Note:Originally broadcast in 1984.
Videorecording.
Call Number:PN1997 .D65 2011 VideoDVD
Awards:Nominated for six Emmy awards.
Credits:Directed by Daniel Petrie; produced by Bill Finnegan; film editor, Rita Roland; music composed and conducted by John Rubinstein.
System Details:DVD.
Participant or Performer:
Jane Fonda, Levon Helm, Amanda Plummer, Susan Kingsley, Bob Swan, Ann Hearn, Geraldine Page.