Thousand Acres, A
- Synopsis
- Film adaptation of the 1991 Pulitzer Prize winning novel by Jane Smiley, which is loosely based on King Lear but with a feminist slant. Larry (Robards) decides to give his daughters joint ownership of his land. His youngest daughter, Caroline (Leigh) questions the idea and her father disowns her.
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Film; Video
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Year of release
- 1997
- Duration
- 101 mins
Credits
- Director
- Jocelyn Moorhouse
- Producer
- Kate Guinzburg; Lynn Arost; Marc Abraham; Sigurjon Sighvatsson; Steve Golin
- Cinematographer
- Tak Fujimoto
- Writer
- Jane Smiley
- Screenplay
- Laura Jones
- Music
- Richard Hartley
- Cast
Additional Details
- Production type
- Fiction Films
- Plays
- King Lear
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- Reviews
- Ezell, P. A. ‘Thousand Acres: King Lear for the Heartland’ in Creative Screenwriting 5.2 (1998), p16-19.
Production Company
- Name
Prairie Films
- Name
Via Rosa
Distributor
- Name
4 Front Video
- Phone
- 020 7079 6000
- Fax
- 020 7079 6524
- Address
- Universal Pictures Video
Prospect House
Third Floor
80-110 New Oxford Street
London
WC1A 1HB
Distributor (Sale)
- Name
Retail outlets
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Thousand Acres, A". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/21574 (Accessed 19 Sep 2024)