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Winter People (1989)

PG-13 · 1989-04-14 · 1h 50m · EN
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A passion so strong it kills.

Wayland Jackson (Russell), a widower with a young daughter, moves to a small, impoverished mountain village in North Carolina, circa 1934. They are taken in by Collie Wright (McGillis), a single mother with an illegitimate baby, and she and Wayland soon fall in love. Trouble starts when the identity of her baby's father is revealed.

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Ted KotcheffDirector

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Kurt RussellKurt RussellWayland JacksonKelly McGillisKelly McGillisCollie WrightLloyd BridgesLloyd BridgesWilliam WrightMitchell RyanMitchell RyanDrury CampbellJeffrey MeekJeffrey MeekCole CampbellDon Michael PaulDon Michael PaulYoung WrightLanny FlahertyLanny FlahertyGudger WrightEileen RyanEileen RyanAnnie WrightDavid DwyerDavid DwyerMilton WrightGary BullockGary BullockMr. McGregor

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Small townMountain1930sWidowerNorth carolina

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Genre affinityDrama · RomanceTheme affinitySmall Town · Mountain · 1930sMood preferenceRomanceDialogue densityDramaEmotional intensityRomanceDirector preference67316

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What is Winter People about?

Wayland Jackson (Russell), a widower with a young daughter, moves to a small, impoverished mountain village in North Carolina, circa 1934. They are taken in by Collie Wright (McGillis), a single mother with an illegitimate baby, and she and Wayland soon fall in love. Trouble starts when the identity of her baby's father is revealed.

How long is Winter People?

Winter People has a runtime of 110 minutes.

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