Places in the Heart (1984)

7.2/10 111 min Drama

Overview

In 1935 rural Texas, recently widowed Edna Spaulding struggles to survive with two small children, a farm to run, and very little money in the bank - not to mention a deadly tornado and the unwelcome presence of the Ku Klux Klan. Edna is aided by her beautician sister, Margaret; a blind boarder, Mr. Will; and a would-be thief, Moze, who decides to teach Edna how to plant and harvest cotton.

Cast

Sally Field

Edna Spalding

Lindsay Crouse

Margaret Lomax

John Malkovich

Mr. Will

Danny Glover

Moze

Ed Harris

Wayne Lomax

Ray Baker

Sheriff Royce Spalding

Amy Madigan

Viola Kelsey

Terry O'Quinn

Buddy Kelsey

Bert Remsen

Tee Tot Hightower

Jay Patterson

W.E. Simmons

Toni Hudson

Ermine

De'voreaux White

Wylie

Jerry Haynes

Deputy Jack Driscoll

Gennie James

Possum Spalding

Lane Smith

Albert Denby

Robert Schenkkan

Texas Voice #2

J.C. Quinn

Texas Voice #1 (voice)

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