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RUNTIME
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90 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
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A Mother's Gift
1995 1h 30m EN
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8.7
MASTERPIECE
★8.7TMDB · 3
DramaWesternTV Movie
Synopsis
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A singer and her husband leave their home in their frontier town for Pioneer life in the West but realizes that life in the west is hard on their marriage and her dreams.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Where to watch · US
Cast
Nancy McKeon
Margaret Deal
Adrian Pasdar
William Deal
Lucy Deakins
Isobelle as an Adult
Jeremy London
John Deal as Adult
Max Wright
Herman Mandelbrot
Judith Hoag
Sarah Lutz
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Jerry London
- Writers
- Earl Hamner, Jr.
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Jerry London directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
- 231 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Nancy McKeon and Adrian Pasdar and Lucy Deakins carry the top of the cast.
- 5IMDB entry: tt0113859 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 6Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Runtime
- 90 min · 1h 30m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- PG
Also by
Jerry London
Production companies
Who made it
Hallmark Entertainment
US
RHI Entertainment
US
- TE
TeleVest
Key crew
Release history · US
When it landed
- TV1995-04-16PG
Also known as
International titles
- Presente Para uma MãeBR
- TalentumHU
- Darul unei mameRO
- Entre dos corazonesES
