Country

Country (1984)

In this country, when the land is your life... you fight for your life.

Jewell and Gil are farmers. They seem to be working against the odds, producing no financial surplus. Gil has lost hope of ever becoming prosperous, but Jewell decides to fight for her family.

Date of release
1984-09-29
TMDB
6.5 / 10 (34)
Runtime
1h 45m
Genres
Drama
Director
Richard Pearce

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Awards: 1 · Nominations: 1. Including: National Board of Review: Top Ten Films

Country is a 1984 American drama film which follows the trials and tribulations of a rural family as they struggle to hold on to their farm during the trying economic times experienced by family farms in 1980s America. The film was written by William D. Wittliff, and stars real-life couple Jessica Lange and Sam Shepard. The film was directed by Richard Pearce, and was shot on location in Dunkerton and Readlyn Iowa, and at Burbank's Walt Disney Studios.

Production

Jessica Lange, who served as actress and producer, conceived the idea for Country citing a desire to make a contemporary version of The Grapes of Wrath based on her discussions with several mid-western farmers as well as several newspaper articles chronicling struggles farmers were dealing with in the 80s.

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