Sarah, Plain and Tall: Winter's End

Sarah, Plain and Tall: Winter's End
Genre	Drama
Written by	Patricia MacLachlan
Directed by	Glenn Jordan
Starring	Glenn Close Christopher Walken Jack Palance Emily Osment
Music by	David Shire
Original language(s)	English
Production
Executive producer(s)	Glenn Close William Self Richard Welsh
Producer(s)	Robert Bennett Steinhauer Glenn Jordan Patricia MacLachlan (co-producer) Edwin Self (supervising producer)
Cinematography	Ralf D. Bode
Editor(s)	Michael Brown
Running time	95 min.
Distributor	CBS Hallmark Entertainment
Release
Original network	CBS
Original release	November 21, 1999 (Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions)
Chronology
Preceded by	Skylark

Sarah, Plain and Tall: Winter's End is the third of three television films based on the trilogy of children's books by Patricia MacLachlan. The first was Sarah, Plain and Tall and its sequel was Skylark. Though they do not share a title, the events in the film Winter's End are taken from MacLachlan's book Caleb's Story, though in order to appeal to a more adult audience than the children's books the events are expanded and the tone made slightly more serious. The movie premiered in 1999 and is part of the Hallmark Hall of Fame collection of movies.

Synopsis

Sarah and Jacob Witting are on their farm with their family. Jacob's estranged father John reappears one winter, wanting to make amends with his son.

Cast

• Glenn Close as Sarah Witting-2nd wife of Jacob, mother of Cassie, and stepmother of Anna and Caleb. She is a loving woman who is surprised at the arrival of her father in law John Witting but tries to help him rebuild his relationship with Jacob.
• Christopher Walken as Jacob Witting-Husband of Sarah and father of Anna and Caleb from his 1st marriage to Catherine (deceased) and Cassie from his marriage to Sarah. He is surprised at the arrival of his father John Witting who abandoned him as a child but tries to rebuild a relationship with him eventhough he doesn't want to as being hurt by his father leaving.
• Jack Palance as John Witting-Father of Jacob, father-in-law of Sarah, and grandfather of Anna, Caleb, and Cassie. He abandoned Jacob when he was a child but returns in the movie to rebuild a relationship with his son. He owned the farm Jacob and Sarah live on.
• Emily Osment as Cassie Witting-Jacob's youngest child and Sarah's only child and the younger half-sister of Anna and Caleb. She loves to talk and often sometimes gets into mischief. She is the 1st one to discover the return of her grandfather John Witting.
• Christopher Bell as Caleb Witting-Jacob's only son from his 1st wife Catherine and middle child. He is the stepson of Sarah, the younger brother of Anna, and the older half-brother of Cassie whom he loves dearly.
• Lexi Randall as Anna Witting-Jacob's oldest daughter and child from his 1st wife Catherine, the stepdaughter of Sarah, the older sister of Caleb, and the older half-sister of Cassie whom she loves dearly. She leaves home to be a nurse and has a boyfriend named Justin who is serving in World War I!