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A Thousand Acres

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Producing House

The lives of an Iowa farmer's three daughters are shattered when he suddenly decides to bequeath them the family's fertile farm.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 1997-09-19

Runtime: 105 mins

Director: Jocelyn Moorhouse

Spoken language: English

Genres: Drama, Family

Original title: A Thousand Acres

Production Companies: Touchstone Pictures, Propaganda Films, Beacon Communications, Via Rosa Productions, Prairie Films, PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, Universal Pictures

Production Countries: United States of America

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