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RUNTIME
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88 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
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The Shunning
"An unknown past... An uncertain future"
2011 1h 28m EN
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MID
★6.1TMDB · 47
DramaTV Movie
Synopsis
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Beautiful Katie Lapp has always felt something missing in her simple Amish existence -- until a mysterious "Englisher" comes to Lancaster County looking for the baby girl she gave up for adoption 19 years ago.
“An unknown past... An uncertain future”
Cast
Danielle Panabaker
Katie Lapp
Sherry Stringfield
Laura Mayfield-Bennett
Sarah Maine
Jessica
Willie Stratford
Theodore
Jason Loughlin
Benjamin Lapp
Sandra Elise Williams
Rebecca Lapp
Bill Oberst Jr.
Samuel Lapp
Wyatt Lanier
Jacob Beiler
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Michael Landon Jr.
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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ERA
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Released 15 years ago.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Michael Landon Jr., shot by Christo Bakalov. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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ERA
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Original score by Lee Holdridge. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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CAST
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Danielle Panabaker and Sherry Stringfield and Sarah Maine carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "An unknown past... An uncertain future".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt1561770 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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WILD
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Only 47 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Michael Landon Jr. directs. Christo Bakalov behind the camera. Lee Holdridge scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 188 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
- 2Released 15 years ago.
- 3Directed by Michael Landon Jr., shot by Christo Bakalov. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Original score by Lee Holdridge. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 5Danielle Panabaker and Sherry Stringfield and Sarah Maine carry the top of the cast.
- 6Marketing tagline: "An unknown past... An uncertain future".
- 7IMDB entry: tt1561770 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 8Only 47 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Christo Bakalov
- Original score
- Lee Holdridge
- Runtime
- 88 min · 1h 28m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
Also by
Michael Landon Jr.
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Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
- PR
Provident Films
US
Key crew
- TeleplayChris Easterly
- NovelBeverly Lewis
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- adoption
- family secrets
- amish
- lancaster, pa
Release history · US
When it landed
- TV2011-04-16· Hallmark Channel
Also known as
International titles
- Beverly Lewis' The ShunningUS
