Heartland
1979 · Movie · PG · 96 min · ★ 6.5 · 95% critics
In 1910 Wyoming, a widowed woman and her young daughter head west for work on a remote ranch. Harsh weather, isolation, and the struggle to survive push her toward a practical partnership that brings even tougher emotional and physical challenges.
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Details
- Years
- 1979
- Release date
- 1981-08-23
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 95/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.5/10 (20 votes)
About
You may like this if you want a tough, realistic frontier drama with survival pressure and quiet relationship tension, especially if Urban Cowboy appeals to you; Not for you if you want warmth, fast pacing, or easy escapism.
Pros: vivid frontier hardship; believable survival struggle; strong central performances | Cons: emotionally distant characters; very bleak mood; slow, spare pacing
Awards & recognition
- Golden Bear · 1980
- National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
Cast & crew
Rip Torn
as Clyde Stewart
Conchata Ferrell
as Elinore Randall Stewart
Barry Primus
as Jack
Megan Folsom
as Jerrine
Lilia Skala
as Mrs. Landauer
Amy Wright
as Clara Jane
Jerry Hardin
as Cattlebuyer
Mary Boylan
as Ma Gillis
- BS
Bob Sirucek
as Dan Byrd
- MB
Marvin Berg
as Justice of the Peace
Directed by Richard Pearce