Beyond the Prairie: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder

Beyond the Prairie: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder
Written by	Stephen Harrigan
Directed by	Marcus Cole
Starring	Richard Thomas Lindsay Crouse Meredith Monroe Barbara Jane Reams Haley McCormick Walton Goggins Skye McCole Bartusiak Tess Harper
Theme music composer	Ernest Troost
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Producers	Robert M. Rolsky Stephen Harrigan (part 2)
Running time	200 minutes (approx.)
Original release
Network	CBS
Release	January 2, 2000 March 17, 2002

Beyond the Prairie: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder and its sequel, Beyond the Prairie, Part 2: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder, are television films which were presented in two parts, the first in 2000, and the second in 2002, which presented episodes from the later books in the Little House on the Prairie series (from The Long Winter to The First Four Years).

Cast

• Richard Thomas as Charles Ingalls
• Lindsay Crouse as Caroline Ingalls
• Meredith Monroe as Laura Ingalls
• Barbara Jane Reams as Mary Ingalls
• Haley McCormick as Carrie Ingalls
• Walton Goggins as Almanzo Wilder
• Skye McCole Bartusiak as Rose Wilder
• Tess Harper as Older Laura Ingalls Wilder/Narrator
• Cody Linley as Charlie Magnuson

Awards

• 2000 Emmy Nomination, Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special (Ernest Troost)

Reception

Despite the title, the miniseries was criticized for its significant deviations not only from Laura Ingalls Wilder's books, but the known facts of her life. Some incidents portrayed did occur, but not at the time during which the series is set, while others are entirely fictional. The appearance of characters differs from their descriptions in the books. There are also anachronisms in hairstyles, costuming, and the behavior of the characters.

External links

• Beyond the Prairie: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder at IMDb
• Beyond the Prairie, Part 2: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder at IMDb