Kentucky Woman (film)
| Kentucky Woman | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama |
| Written by | Walter Doniger |
| Directed by | Walter Doniger |
| Starring | Cheryl Ladd Ned Beatty Peter Weller |
| Theme music composer | George Romanis |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producer | Walter Doniger |
| Cinematography | Robert C. Jessup |
| Editor | Robert Watts |
| Running time | 96 min. |
| Production companies | 20th Century Fox Television CBS Entertainment Production Walter Doniger Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBS |
| Release | January 11, 1983 |
Kentucky Woman is a 1983 American made-for-television drama film, directed by Walter Doniger, starring Cheryl Ladd, Ned Beatty and Peter Weller. Filmed in Paintsville, Kentucky, and at a coal mine in Martin County, Kentucky at Martin County Coal Corporation, (Massey Energy).
Plot summary
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Maggie Telford (Cheryl Ladd), a poverty-stricken waitress, faces harassment and humiliation when she goes to work as a coal miner to support her small son and ailing coal miner father disabled with black lung disease (Ned Beatty)
Cast
- Cheryl Ladd as Maggie Telford
- Ned Beatty as Luke Telford
- Philip Levien as Ward Elkins
- Sandy McPeak as Roger Varney
- Tess Harper as Lorna Whateley
- Lewis Smith as Spinner Limbaugh
- Peter Weller as Deke Cullover
- Peter Hobbs as Doc James Bartholomew
- Christopher Coffey as Fred Obermeyer
- Brett Johnson as Andy Telford
- Britt Leach as Amos
- John Randolph as Reverend Palkstater
- Nancy Vawter as Aunt Minnifer
- James Carrington as Lukash
- John Chappell as Fred Humphries
References
External links
- Kentucky Woman at IMDb
- Kentucky Woman at AllMovie
- Kentucky Woman at the TCM Movie Database
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