
In the 1930s, Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings moves to Florida's backwaters to write in peace. She feels bothered by affectionate men, editors and confused neighbors, but soon she connects and writes The Yearling, a classic of American literature.
Cast

Mary Steenburgen
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings

Rip Torn
Marsh Turner

Peter Coyote
Norton Baskin

Dana Hill
Ellie Turner

Alfre Woodard
Geechee

Joanna Miles
Mrs. Turner

Ike Eisenmann
Paul

Toni Hudson
Tim's Wife

Cary Guffey
Floyd Turner
Bo Rucker
Leroy

Jay O. Sanders
Charles Rawlings
John Hammond
Tim
Tommy Alford
Postal Clerk
Norton Baskin
Man in the Rocking Chair
Terrence Gehr
Store Keeper
Keith Michel
Preston Turner
Nora Rogers
Mary Turner
Kenneth V. Vickery
Minister
C.T. Wakefield
Sheriff

Malcolm McDowell
Max Perkins
Crew

Martin Ritt
Director, Producer

Dalene Young
Screenplay
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
Book
Sidney Levin
Editor

John A. Alonzo
Director of Photography
Robert B. Radnitz
Producer
Terence Nelson
Co-Producer, Production Manager
Walter Scott Herndon
Production Design
Caro Jones
Casting
Joe I. Tompkins
Costume Design
Werner Sherer
Hairstylist
Lee Halls
Makeup Artist

Leonard Rosenman
Original Music Composer
Gregory Garrison
Set Decoration

Drew Struzan
Art Direction



















