The Awakening Land

7.2

1978•1h 33m

A lusty frontier saga about a pioneer woman and her love for her family, the man she marries, and the land on which she lives, dramatized from Conrad Richter's Pulitzer Prize-winning trilogy: 'The Trees;' 'The Fields;' and 'The Town.' The series originally aired on NBC in three installments from February 19 to February 21, 1978 and stars Elizabeth Montgomery and Hal Holbrook.

Production

Production

Seasons

3 Episodes • Premiered 1978

Elizabeth Montgomery, Hal Holbrook and Jane Seymour star in a 1978 miniseries about an Ohio pioneer and her family. From the Conrad Richter trilogy.

Still image for The Awakening Land season 1 episode 1: The Trees

1. The Trees

In Part 1, the Wheeler family encounters Indians and the elder daughters attract would-be suitors.

Still image for The Awakening Land season 1 episode 2: The Fields

2. The Fields

As the Wheeler family grows larger, Sayward (Elizabeth Montgomery) and her husband (Hal Holbrook) grow apart.

Still image for The Awakening Land season 1 episode 3: The Town

3. The Town

Adversities from cholera to wayward children ultimately yield to good fortune for Sayward and Portius in the conclusion of this 3-part miniseries.

Cast

Photo of Elizabeth Montgomery

Elizabeth Montgomery

Sayward Luckett Wheeler

Photo of Hal Holbrook

Hal Holbrook

Portius Wheeler - The Solitary

Photo of Jane Seymour

Jane Seymour

Genny Luckett

Photo of Steven Keats

Steven Keats

Jake Tench

Photo of Louise Latham

Louise Latham

Jary Luckett

Photo of Michelle Stacy

Michelle Stacy

Sulie Luckett

Photo of William H. Macy

William H. Macy

Will Beagle

Photo of Jeanette Nolan

Jeanette Nolan

Granny McWhirter

Photo of Charles Tyner

Charles Tyner

Reverend Hutchins

Photo of Bert Remsen

Bert Remsen

Isaac Barker

Photo of Joan Tompkins

Joan Tompkins

Aunt Cornelia Wheeler

Photo of Wilford Brimley

Wilford Brimley

Jude McWhirter

Photo of Katy Kurtzman

Katy Kurtzman

Rosa Tench

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