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Sarah, Plain and Tall

Sarah, Plain and Tall

Feb 3, 1991
98 min
DramaFamilyRomanceTV Movie
7.1/ 10
28 votes

Overview

Kansas, 1910. Widowed farmer Jacob Witting finds that taking care of both his farm and two children, Anna and Caleb, is too difficult to handle alone. John takes out an ad in a newspaper for a mail-order bride, to which the "plain and tall" Sarah Wheaton answers, soon traveling from Maine to Kansas to become John's wife. Despite the love that grows between Sarah and the family, Sarah finds herself homesick, and she must ultimately choose whether or not to stay.

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7.1/10
28 votes
IMDB
7.3/10
2,430 votes
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80%
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Won 1 Primetime Emmy. 1 win & 10 nominations total

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"It took all of her courage to come and all of her love to stay"

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Original Language

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Sarah, Plain and Tall CollectionHallmark Hall of Fame Productions

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