Sarah, Plain and Tall

Name: Sarah, Plain and Tall
Director: Glenn Jordan
Released: 1991
Duration: 98 min
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Glenn Close, Christopher Walken, Lexi Randall, Malgorzata Zajaczkowska, Jon DeVries

1991 · 98 MIN · IMDB 7.3 · 2,469 VOTES · DIR. Glenn Jordan

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.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,411 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:04 Boy: â™ª Oh, where have you been, Billy Boy, Billy Boy? â™ª

00:04:25 in the newspaper.

00:07:31 More or less.

00:10:39 â™ª And tender maiden â™ª (harmonica accompanying)

00:14:53 This doesn't mean we'll forget Mama.

00:20:20 I thought the two of us should...

00:26:19 Seal likes it here, Papa.

00:29:20 Oh, this is a conch shell someone gave me.

00:31:36 One, two, three...

00:36:31 â™ª Sing, "Cuckoo" â™ª

00:40:23 You do it.

00:45:38 Every night.

00:51:01 Hello, Maggie.

00:55:20 Everyone expected it.

00:58:57 "Dune?"

01:01:51 (horse neighing)

01:05:09 It's nice you're here, Sarah.

01:08:33 Oh, well, good.

01:11:39 Space.

01:14:25 Seal?!

01:18:22 because you're still so filled with her.

01:22:22 It wasn't your place.

01:27:09 I... I couldn't stop long enough to... tell her good-bye...

01:36:44 (Sarah laughing)

Cast & Characters

Glenn Close Sarah Wheaten Christopher Walken Jacob Witting Lexi Randall Anna Witting Malgorzata Zajaczkowska Maggie Grant Jon DeVries Matthew Grant Christopher Bell Caleb Witting James Rebhorn William Wheaten Woody Watson Jess Stearns Betty Laird Mrs. Parkley Marc Penney Ticket Agent

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,411

Dialogue density14.4 lines / min

First line00:00:04

Final line01:36:44

Production Record

DirectorGlenn Jordan

LanguageEnglish

IMDb votes2,469