| Description |
2 videodiscs (approximately 234 min. [that is 271 min.]) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD; Dolby Digital stereo. |
| Note |
Based on the book by Elizabeth Forsythe Hailey. |
| Cast |
Sally Field, Ron Silver, Tony Goldwyn, Jack Thompson, Sheila McCarthy, Ann Hearn, Andrea Roth, Andrew Lowery, Brenda Fricker, Charles Durning, Joshua Miller, Lawrence Monoson, Christianne Mays, Julie Mayfield, Randy Moore. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Steven Shaw ; editor, Eva Gardos ; production designer, Stephen Marsh ; music by Laura Karpman ; costume designer, Julie Weiss. |
| Event |
Originally produced as a television mini-series in 1995. |
| Summary |
At the turn of the century, a time when women had few choices, Bess Steed Garner inherits a legacy - not only of wealth but of determination and desire, making her truly a woman of independent means. Adapted from the epistolary novel, this film follow the life of Bess Steed Garner from her childhood in 1899 to her death in 1977. Bess endures life's trials and triumphs of life with unfailing courage and indomitable spirit: the sacrifices love sometimes requires of the heart, the flaws and rewards of marriage, the often-tested bond between mother and child, and the will to defy a society that demands conformity. |
| Contents |
Disc 1, Part one: Mr. and Mrs. Robert Steed -- Farewell to Mama -- Starting the company -- Trip to Europe -- Daughter's tragedy -- Lone star reunion -- Fire -- Home in St. Louis -- Sudden illness -- Final farewells -- Summer at Cape Cod -- Credits (88 min.); Part two: Return to Dallas -- Meeting Arthur -- Business dinner -- Fourth to remember -- Proposal -- Introducing Sam Garner -- Startling news -- Heartbreaking loss -- Mother's grief -- Kindly courtship -- Holiday proposal -- Credits (91 min.). |
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Disc 2, Part three: Newfound independence -- Empty house -- Same old routine -- Trip to Europe -- Back home -- Visit to Papa -- Eleanor moves home -- Grandmother Bess -- Mother Steed -- Bess and Eleanor -- Betsy's wedding -- Credits (92 min.); Cast biographies [text feature]. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Women -- Drama.
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Widows -- Drama.
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Families -- Drama.
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Women -- Conduct of life -- Drama.
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Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
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Single mothers -- Social conditions -- Drama.
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Single mothers -- Economic conditions -- Drama.
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City and town life -- Texas -- Dallas -- Drama.
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Dallas (Tex.)
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Dallas (Tex.) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Melodrama.
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Television adaptations.
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Television mini-series.
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| Subject |
Television programs -- United States.
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Hailey, Elizabeth Forsythe -- Video adaptations.
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Women -- Texas -- Drama.
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Women -- Texas -- Economic conditions -- Drama.
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Women -- Texas -- Social conditions -- Drama.
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| Added Author |
Field, Sally. Producer. Actor.
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Myers, Cindi. Screenwriter.
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Greenwald, Robert. Producer. Director.
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Silver, Ron, 1946-2009. Actor.
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Goldwyn, Tony. Actor.
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Thompson, Jack, 1940- Actor.
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McCarthy, Sheila, 1956- Actor.
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Roth, Andrea, 1967- Actor.
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Lowery, Andrew, 1970- Actor.
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Fricker, Brenda. Actor.
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Durning, Charles, 1923-2012. Actor.
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Miller, Joshua. Actor.
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Monoson, Lawrence, 1965- Actor.
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Mays, Christianne. Actor.
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Mayfield, Julie, 1969- Actor.
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Moore, Randy. Actor.
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Hailey, Elizabeth Forsythe.
Woman of independent means.
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Fogwood Films (Firm)
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Robert Greenwald Productions.
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ITC Entertainment Group.
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Carlton International Media Limited.
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A & E Home Video (Firm)
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New Video Group.
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| ISBN |
142290475X |
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9781422904756 |
| Standard No. |
733961105995 |
| Music No. |
AAAE105990 New Video |
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