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Cross Creek

Cross Creek
★ 6.6/10•1983•2h 7m•PG•Drama•Romance

The portrait of a woman who, at the edge of survival, found a world of meaning.

In the 1930s, Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings moves to Florida's backwaters to write in peace. She feels bothered by affectionate men, editors and confused neighbors, but soon she connects and writes The Yearling, a classic of American literature.

Martin Ritt · Director

Dalene Young · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime2h 7m
LanguageEN
Release DateSep 21, 1983
Budget$8,000,000

Actors

Mary Steenburgen

Mary Steenburgen

Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings

Rip Torn

Rip Torn

Marsh Turner

Peter Coyote

Peter Coyote

Norton Baskin

Dana Hill

Dana Hill

Ellie Turner

Alfre Woodard

Alfre Woodard

Geechee

Joanna Miles

Joanna Miles

Mrs. Turner

Ike Eisenmann

Ike Eisenmann

Paul

Toni Hudson

Toni Hudson

Tim's Wife

Cary Guffey

Cary Guffey

Floyd Turner

Bo Rucker

Leroy

Jay O. Sanders

Jay O. Sanders

Charles Rawlings

John Hammond

Tim

Tommy Alford

Postal Clerk

Norton Baskin

Man in the Rocking Chair

Terrence Gehr

Store Keeper

Keith Michel

Preston Turner

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