Run the Wild Fields

Run the Wild Fields
Written by	Rodney Patrick Vaccaro
Directed by	Paul A. Kaufman
Starring	Joanne Whalley, Sean Patrick Flanery, Alexa Vega
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Running time	101 minutes
Original release
Release	March 5, 2000 (2000-03-05) (U.S.)

Run the Wild Fields is an American drama television movie that premiered in 2000. Released as a Showtime Original Movie,^[1] it was based on the play And The Home of the Brave by Rodney Vaccaro.

Premise

A North Carolina woman and her daughter take in a mysterious drifter to work their farm while the woman's husband is missing in action during World War II.

Cast

Joanne Whalley as Ruby Miller
Sean Patrick Flanery as Tom Walker
Cotter Smith as Silas Green
Alexa Vega as Opal "Pug" Miller
Bill Lake as Sheriff Bob

and others.

Awards

2001: Daytime Emmy Awards: Outstanding Directing in a Children's Special - Paul A. Kaufman
2001: Daytime Emmy Awards: Outstanding Children's Special - Paul Rauch, Paul A. Kaufman, Robert Halmi Jr. and Rodney Patrick Vaccaro
2001: Daytime Emmy Awards: Outstanding Writing in a Children's Special - Rodney Patrick Vaccaro (Nominated)
2001: Young Artist Awards: Best Performance in a TV Movie (Drama)-Leading Young Actress - Alexa Vega (Nominated)
2001: Young Artist Awards: Best Family TV Movie/Pilot/Mini-Series-Cable - Run the Wild Fields(Nominated)

References

^ Curt Wozniak. "Three Tales of Local Stardom".

External links

Run the Wild Fields at IMDb
"Run the Wild Fields". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05.

v t e Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Special
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