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May 13, 1984 · A 1984 TV movie based on the novel by Harriet Arnow, starring Jane Fonda as a Kentucky farmer who moves to Detroit during WWII and faces hardships and tragedies. The Dollmaker is a powerful and realistic portrayal of a pioneer woman's strength and courage.
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- Daniel Petrie
- 1984-05-13
The Dollmaker is a 1984 American made-for-television drama film starring Jane Fonda and based on the 1954 novel of the same title written by Harriette Arnow. It was originally broadcast on ABC on May 13, 1984.
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Dec 15, 2011 · The Dollmaker movie (1984) astrosbaseball2012. 2.23K subscribers. 4.3K. 819K views 12 years ago. Jane Fonda, Levon Helm ...more.
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Strong-willed, self-reliant Gertie Nevels's peaceful life in the Kentucky hills is devastated by the brutal winds of change. Uprooted from her backwoods home, she and her family are thrust into the confusion and chaos of wartime Detroit.
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- Harriette Simpson Arnow
The Dollmaker. 1984 · 2 hr 24 min. TV-PG. Drama. Hard times in early-1940’s rural Kentucky send a farmer to Detroit for factory work while his woodcarver wife’s new venture keeps the family afloat. Subtitles: English.
- Daniel Petrie
- 144 min
- January 1, 1984
The Dollmaker is a novel by Harriette Arnow. It is the story of Gertie Nevels and her family's migration from their Kentucky homeland to industrial Detroit during World War II. First published in 1954, the novel earned a 1955 nomination for the National Book Award.
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During World War II, hard-luck farmer Colvis Nevels (Levon Helm) leaves his rural Kentucky home to take a factory job in bustling Detroit. Reluctantly accompanying Colvis is his...
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