O Pioneers! (1992) (TV)

User Rating:

5.7/10   

Director:

Glenn Jordan

Writers (WGA):

Willa Cather (novel)
Robert W. Lenski (teleplay)

Release Date:

2 February 1992 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot Keywords:

Based On Novel

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 3 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Jessica Lange	...	Alexandra Bergson
David Strathairn	...	Carl Linstrum
Tom Aldredge	...	Ivar
Reed Diamond	...	Emil
Anne Heche	...	Marie
Heather Graham	...	Young Alexandra Bergson
Josh Hamilton	...	Young Carl
Leigh Lawson	...	Frank
Graham Beckel	...	Oscar
Bradley Gregg	...	Young Oscar
Adam Nelson	...	Lou
Darin Heames	...	Young Lou
Deborah May	...	Mrs Bergson
Christopher Collet	...	Amedee
John Durbin	...	Father Duchesne
Philip Heckman	...	Warden
Daniel Franklyn Hatch	...	Young Emil
J. Michael Hunter	...	Barney Flinn
Sherman Monahan	...	Middle Aged Farmer
Gail Ogden	...	Mrs. Larsen
Cork Ramer	...	Mr. Bergson
Rita Ruona	...	Annie
Stephanie Stewart	...	Signa
Hughston Walkinshaw	...	Nelse Jensen
Tom Webb	...	Joe Tovesky
Amanda White	...	Young Marie
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Pete Boughn	...	Storekeeper (uncredited)
Kent Kubena	...	Townsperson (uncredited)

Directed by
Glenn Jordan

Writing credits (WGA)
Willa Cather		(novel)
Robert W. Lenski		(teleplay)

Produced by
Craig Anderson	....	executive producer
Glenn Jordan	....	producer

Original Music by
Bruce Broughton

Cinematography by
Dick Bush

Film Editing by
Scott Conrad

Casting by
Marsha Kleinman

Production Design by
Rodger Maus

Art Direction by
Christa Munro

Set Decoration by
Lynn Smart		(as Lynn Smartt)

Costume Design by
Van Broughton Ramsey

Makeup Department
Cindy Demand	....	hair stylist: Mrs. Lange
Paul Huntley	....	wigs
McKinley Kirby	....	makeup artist
Dorothy J. Pearl	....	makeup artist: Mrs. Lange (as Dorothy Pearl)
Arturo Rojas	....	hair stylist
Jimi White	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Andrew Stone	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Bettiann Fishman	....	second assistant director
Ellen H. Schwartz	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Lisa E. Falk	....	props
Lou Marak	....	draughtsman
Tedi Tate	....	property master

Sound Department
Tim Chilton	....	foley artist
Bob Costanza	....	sound effects editor
David C. Eichhorn	....	sound editor
Robert W. Glass Jr.	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jacob Goldstein	....	production sound mixer
G. Michael Graham	....	supervising sound editor
Grover B. Helsley	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Grover Helsley)
Kristi Johns	....	adr editor
Richard D. Rogers	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Richard Rogers)

Special Effects by
Josh Hakian	....	special effects coordinator
Matt Vogel	....	special effects

Camera and Electrical Department
Andy Anderson	....	camera operator: second unit
Eric Bartsch	....	best boy grip
Logan R. Berkshire	....	key grip
Bob Shaw	....	gaffer
Richard Speed	....	best boy electric

Casting Department
Jackie Beavers	....	location casting: Nebraska
Marion Levine	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
JoAnn Lam	....	costumes: Mrs. Lange (as Joann Turnbaugh Lam)
Harold O'Neal	....	key costumer
Joan Thomas	....	costume supervisor (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Barbara Dunning	....	assistant film editor

Music Department
Don Nemitz	....	orchestrator
Patricia Peck	....	music editor

Transportation Department
Alan Collis	....	transportation coordinator
Bubba Thrift	....	transportation

Other crew
Doug Cole	....	production auditor
Nora Dunfee	....	dialect consultant
Barbara Freedman	....	production coordinator
Stacey Nathan	....	assistant to director
Denny Peterson	....	wrangler
Susan Rosowski	....	consultant: Willa Cather
Catherine Smythe	....	script supervisor
Michael Stubbs	....	location manager
Kent Kubena	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Kent Kubena	....	stand-in (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions
• Lorimar Television
• Prairie Films

Distributors

• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (1992) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• Warner Bros. Television (USA) (TV)

MPAA:

Rated PG for brief mild violence and sensuality.

Runtime:

USA:99 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Singapore:PG | Australia:PG | USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Johnstown, Nebraska, USA

Company:

Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions

Movie Connections:

Version of O Pioneers! (1991) (TV)

If Willa Cather's book struck a cord with you then so will this film.

I have yet to see a film that follows its original version so well. More often than not books and movies of the same story, just don't match up. In this case the people are just as alive and able to pull at your heart strings either source and follow each other to perfection. Some of the actors are in a new genre than what we are used to seeing them in, but it all adds to a wonderful effect when they pull off their parts so well. This movie captures Willa Cather's book well and I highly reccommend it to any who love her stories. This is a wonderful film!