Drama ·Romance · United Kingdom · 1983 · 2h 7m

Cross Creek

Cross Creek poster
Director
Martin Ritt
Cast
Mary Steenburgen as Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Rip Torn as Marsh Turner Peter Coyote as Norton Baskin Dana Hill as Ellie Turner Alfre Woodard as Geechee Joanna Miles as Mrs. Turner
Crew
John A. Alonzo — Director of Photography Sidney Levin — Editor Leonard Rosenman — Original Music Composer Dalene Young — Screenplay Martin Ritt — Producer Robert B. Radnitz — Producer
Tagline

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

Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
floridawriterbased on memoir or autobiographycreek1930soranges
Key Collaborators
Martin Ritt Director John A. Alonzo Director of Photography Sidney Levin Editor Leonard Rosenman Original Music Composer Dalene Young Screenplay Martin Ritt Producer Robert B. Radnitz Producer Walter Scott Herndon Production Design Joe I. Tompkins Costume Design
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