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“The Saga of an American Woman.”

The Awakening Land (1978)

First aired February 19, 19781h 33m/ep1 season · 3 epsEnded
7.2

5 votes

Drama

Overview

A lusty frontier saga about a pioneer woman and her love for her family, the man she marries, and the land on which she lives, dramatized from Conrad Richter's Pulitzer Prize-winning trilogy: 'The Trees;' 'The Fields;' and 'The Town.' The series originally aired on NBC in three installments from February 19 to February 21, 1978 and stars Elizabeth Montgomery and Hal Holbrook.

Top Billed Cast

Elizabeth Montgomery

Elizabeth Montgomery

Sayward Luckett Wheeler

Hal Holbrook

Hal Holbrook

Portius Wheeler - The Solitary

Jane Seymour

Jane Seymour

Genny Luckett

Steven Keats

Steven Keats

Jake Tench

Louise Latham

Louise Latham

Jary Luckett

Tony Mockus Jr.

Tony Mockus Jr.

Worth Luckett

Derin Altay

Derin Altay

Ascha Luckett

Michelle Stacy

Michelle Stacy

Sulie Luckett

Barney McFadden

Barney McFadden

Louie Scurrah

William H. Macy

William H. Macy

Will Beagle

Jeanette Nolan

Jeanette Nolan

Granny McWhirter

James D. O'Reilly

James D. O'Reilly

Angus Witherspoon

Charles Tyner

Charles Tyner

Reverend Hutchins

Dorrie Kavanaugh

Dorrie Kavanaugh

Mistress Bartram

Bert Remsen

Bert Remsen

Isaac Barker

Joan Tompkins

Joan Tompkins

Aunt Cornelia Wheeler

Seasons

Status

Ended

Language

English

Type

Miniseries

Last Air Date

February 21, 1978

Networks

NBC

Production

Warner Bros. TelevisionBensen/Kuhn/Sagal Productions

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