The Awakening Land (1978)
The Saga of an American Woman.
A lusty frontier saga about a pioneer woman and her love for her family, the man she marries, and the land on which she lives, dramatized from Conrad Richter's Pulitzer Prize-winning trilogy: 'The Trees;' 'The Fields;' and 'The Town.' The series originally aired on NBC in three installments from February 19 to February 21, 1978 and stars Elizabeth Montgomery and Hal Holbrook.
The Awakening Land: Season 1 - 3 Episode s
1x1 - The Trees
February 19, 1978
In Part 1, the Wheeler family encounters Indians and the elder daughters attract would-be suitors.
1x2 - The Fields
February 20, 1978
As the Wheeler family grows larger, Sayward (Elizabeth Montgomery) and her husband (Hal Holbrook) grow apart.
1x3 - The Town
February 21, 1978
Adversities from cholera to wayward children ultimately yield to good fortune for Sayward and Portius in the conclusion of this 3-part miniseries.
The Awakening Land: 1 Season
Actors in The Awakening Land
Elizabeth Montgomery
Sayward Luckett Wheeler
Hal Holbrook
Portius Wheeler - The Solitary
Jane Seymour
Genny Luckett
Steven Keats
Jake Tench
Louise Latham
Jary Luckett
Tony Mockus Jr.
Worth Luckett
Derin Altay
Ascha Luckett
Michelle Stacy
Sulie Luckett
Barney McFadden
Louie Scurrah
William H. Macy
Will Beagle
Jeanette Nolan
Granny McWhirter
James D. O'Reilly
Angus Witherspoon
Charles Tyner
Reverend Hutchins
Dorrie Kavanaugh
Mistress Bartram
Bert Remsen
Isaac Barker
Joan Tompkins
Aunt Cornelia Wheeler
Wilford Brimley
Jude McWhirter
Katy Kurtzman
Rosa Tench
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