A midwife's tale / Blueberry Hill Productions ; a film by Laurie Kahn-Leavitt, Richard P. Rogers ; directed by Richard P. Rogers ; written and produced by Laurie Kahn-Leavitt.

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"An innovative dramatic film based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning story of Martha Ballard, a midwife and mother living in the wilds of Maine during the chaotic decades following the American Revolution. In a sparsely written diary, Ballard recorded her daily struggle against poverty, disease, domesti...

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Uniform Title:	Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Main Author:	Boekelheide, Todd (Composer)
Corporate Authors:	Orison (Musical group) (Performer) Blueberry Hill Productions (Production company) PBS Home Video (Film distributor) Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.) (Film distributor)
Other Authors:	Rogers, Richard P. (Television director) Kahn-Leavitt, Laurie (Screenwriter, Television producer) Ulrich, Laurel Thatcher, 1938- (Consultant) Lee, Kaiulani (Actor) Tough, Ron (Actor) Jubinville, Kevin (Actor) Storms, Waneta, 1968- (Actor) Ivanans, Henriette (Actor) Welbourn, Patricia (Actor) Stein, Peter, 1943- (director of photography.) Poster, Steven, 1944- (director of photography.) Anderson, William A. (Filmmaker) (Editor of moving image work) Korda, Susan (Editor of moving image work)
Language:	English
Language and/or Writing System:	Closed-captioned.
Published:	[Alexandria, Va.] : PBS Home Video, [2005]
Series:	Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:	Ballard, Martha, > 1735-1812 > Drama. Hallowell (Me.) > Biography > Drama. Augusta (Me.) > Biography > Drama. Kennebec River Valley (Me.) > Social life and customs > Drama. Midwives > United States > Biography > Drama. Midwives > Maine > Hallowell > Biography > Drama. Midwives > Maine > Augusta > Biography > Drama. Ulrich, Laurel Thatcher, > 1938- > Film adaptations. Ballard, Martha, > 1735-1812. Manners and customs. Midwives. Maine > Augusta. Maine > Hallowell. Maine > Kennebec River Valley. Biographical television programs. Documentary television programs. Historical television programs. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genre:	Drama. Film adaptations. Biography Biographical television programs. Documentary television programs. Historical television programs. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (approximately 88 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:	Midwives tale.
Format:	Video DVD

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