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The Dollmaker

Release Date:May 13, 1984

Running Time:142 min

Genres:Drama, TV Movie

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Cast

Jane Fonda Levon Helm Amanda Plummer Susan Kingsley Ann Hearn Robert Swan Geraldine Page Jason Yearwood David Brady Wilson Starla Whaley David Dawson Nikki Creswell

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Synopsis

During World War II, hard-luck farmer Colvis Nevels leaves his rural Kentucky home to take a factory job in bustling Detroit. Reluctantly accompanying Colvis is his long-suffering wife, Gertie, a talented woodcarver set in her traditional ways. When the perils of city life and Colvis' reckless squandering of money send the Nevels into precarious financial straits, Gertie starts a business making hand-carved dolls in order to provide for her family.

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