Sarah, Plain and Tall (film)

Sarah, Plain and Tall
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Based on	Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan
Screenplay by	Patricia MacLachlan Carol Sobieski
Directed by	Glenn Jordan
Starring	Glenn Close Christopher Walken
Composer	David Shire
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producers	William Self Glenn Close
Producer	Glenn Jordan
Cinematography	Mike Fash
Editor	John Wright
Running time	98 minutes
Production companies	Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions Self Productions Trillium Productions
Original release
Network	CBS
Release	February 3, 1991 (1991-02-03)
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Sarah, Plain and Tall is an American drama television film that premiered on CBS on February 3, 1991, as part of the Hallmark Hall of Fame anthology series. It is directed and produced by Glenn Jordan from a teleplay by Patricia MacLachlan and Carol Sobieski, based on the book of the same name by MacLachlan. The film stars Glenn Close, who also serves as an executive producer, and Christopher Walken. It tells the story of a Maine spinster who goes to Kansas in the early 1900's in response to a widower's newspaper advertisement seeking a wife.^[1]

The film was nominated for nine Primetime Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Drama/Comedy Special and Miniseries, winning one for its editing. It also received two Golden Globe Award nominations, for Best Miniseries or Television Movie and Best Actress in a Miniseries or Television Movie for Close. It was followed by two sequels, Skylark and Sarah, Plain and Tall: Winter's End.