The Awakening Land

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The Awakening Land
Genre	Drama
Written by	Conrad Richter (Novels) James Lee Barrett Liam O'Brien
Directed by	Boris Sagal
Starring	Elizabeth Montgomery Hal Holbrook Jane Seymour
Theme music composer	Fred Karlin
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of episodes	3
Production
Executive producers	Harry Bernsen Tom Kuhn Harry Bernstein
Producer	Robert E. Relyea
Production locations	Springfield, Illinois New Salem, Illinois
Cinematography	Michel Hugo
Editor	Bernard J. Small
Running time	420 mins.
Production companies	Bensen/Kuhn/Sagal Productions Warner Bros. Television
Original release
Network	NBC
Release	February 19 (1978-02-19) – February 21, 1978 (1978-02-21)
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The Awakening Land is a 1978 television miniseries based on Conrad Richter's trilogy of novels: The Trees; The Fields; and The Town, published from 1940 to 1950. The series originally aired on NBC in three installments from February 19 to February 21, 1978; directed by Boris Sagal, it starred Elizabeth Montgomery and Hal Holbrook.