Winter People
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| Directed by | Ted Kotcheff |
| Produced by | Robert H. Solo |
| Written by | John Ehle (novel) Carol Sobieski (screenplay) |
| Starring | Kurt Russell Kelly McGillis Lloyd Bridges |
| Music by | John Scott |
| Cinematography | François Protat |
| Editing by | Thom Noble |
| Studio | Nelson Entertainment Castle Rock Entertainment |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
| Release date(s) | April 14, 1989 |
| Running time | 110 mins. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Winter People is a 1989 romantic drama film directed by Ted Kotcheff. It stars Kurt Russell and Kelly McGillis.
The film is based on the novel by John Ehle. Wayland Jackson, a widower with a young daughter, moves to a small, impoverished mountain village in North Carolina, circa 1934. They are taken in by Collie Wright, a single mother, and she and Wayland soon fall in love.
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[edit] Plot
Wayland is a clockmaker whose ambition is to build one for the center of town. His life and Collie's, however, are threatened by family members from the evil Campbell clan, one of whom is the father of Collie's baby and intent on getting his child back in any way, even if it means murdering the couple. Cole Campbell is found dead, and his relatives demand that Wayland and Collie be held responsible and give up the child.
[edit] Cast
- Kurt Russell as Wayland Jackson
- Kelly McGillis as Collie Wright
- Lloyd Bridges as William Wright
- Mitchell Ryan as Drury Campbell
- Jeffrey Meek as Cole Campbell
[edit] Reception
Winter People has an overall approval rating of 13% on Rotten Tomatoes.[1]
[edit] References
- Notes
- ^ "Rotten Tomatoes". http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/winter_people/. Retrieved 2010-09-05.
[edit] External links
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