"A young woman inherits her father's farm after he dies. Over the years, she overcomes challenges and turns it into a success, all the while yearning for her childhood love to return."
Jessica Lange
as Alexandra Bergson
David Strathairn
as Carl Linstrum
Tom Aldredge
as Ivar
Reed Diamond
as Emil
Anne Heche
as Marie
Heather Graham
as Young Alexandra Bergson
Josh Hamilton
as Young Carl
Leigh Lawson
as Frank
Graham Beckel
as Oscar
Bradley Gregg
as Young Oscar
Adam Nelson
as Lou
Darin Heames
as Young Lou
Deborah May
as Mrs. Bergson
Christopher Collet
as Amedee
John Durbin
as Father Duchesne
Philip Heckman
as Warden
Daniel Franklin Hatch
as Young Emil
J. Michael Hunter
as Barney Finn
Sherman Monahan
as Middle Aged Farmer
Gail Ogden
as Mrs. Larsen
Cork Ramer
as Mr. Bergson
Rita Ruona
as Annie
Stephanie Stewart
as Signa
Hughston Walkinshaw
as Nelse Jensen
Tom Webb
as Joe Tovesky
Amanda White
as Young Marie
Pete Boughn
as Storekeeper(uncredited)
Kaelee Brown
as Housekeeper(uncredited)
Kaylene Carlson
Kent Kubena
as Townsperson (uncredited)
Peg Sheldrick
as Store customer(uncredited)
Glenn Jordan
Director
Willa Cather
Novel
Robert W. Lenski
Teleplay
Producer
Craig Anderson
Executive Producer
Dick Bush
Director of Photography
Scott Conrad
Editor
Bruce Broughton
Original Music Composer
Marsha Kleinman
Casting
Rodger Maus
Production Design
Christa Munro
Art Direction
R. Lynn Smartt
Set Decoration
Van Broughton Ramsey
Costume Design
Paul Huntley
Wigmaker
McKinley Kirby
Makeup Artist
Dorothy J. Pearl
Arturo Rojas
Hairstylist
Jimi White
Robert W. Glass Jr.
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Jacob Goldstein
Sound Mixer