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1989 film by Ted Kotcheff

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5.6

Wayland Jackson, a widower with a young daughter, moves to a small, impoverished mountain village in North Carolina, circa 1934. They are taken in by Collie Wright, a single mother with an illegitimate baby, and she and Wayland soon fall in love. Trouble starts when the identity of her baby's father is revealed.

Released: 1989-04-14110 minDir: Ted KotcheffDrama, Romance

Cast

  • Kurt Russell as Wayland Jackson
  • Kelly McGillis as Collie Wright
  • Lloyd Bridges as William Wright
  • Mitchell Ryan as Drury Campbell
  • Jeffrey Meek as Cole Campbell
  • Don Michael Paul as Young Wright

Themes

  • small town
  • mountain
  • north carolina
  • widower
  • 1930s

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Ratings

IMDb

6.2/10

1,872 votes

Year
1989
Runtime
110 min
Genres
Drama

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English language
Director
Ted Kotcheff
Cast member
Mitchell Ryan
Composer
John Scott
Narrative location
North Carolina
Filming location
North Carolina
Duration
110
FilmAffinity ID
498709
Distribution format
video on demand
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publication date
1989-01-19
title
Winter People
distributed by
Columbia Pictures
film editor
Thom Noble
review score
20%
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