Screenplay: Willa Cather

Top movies, series, and documentaries with a screenplay by Willa Cather. Explore the titles that showcase an exceptional writing.


O Pioneers! (TV)

1992 · Movie · 99 min. · United States

Direction Glenn Jordan

Cast Jessica Lange · David Strathairn · Tom Aldredge · Anne Heche

Synopsis The film centers around a family of Swedish immigrants in Nebraska around the turn of the 20th century. The family's father dies and leaves the family farm to his daughter. She does her best to make the farm work when...

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A Lost Lady

1924 · Movie · 70 min. · United States

Direction Harry Beaumont

Cast Irene Rich · Matt Moore · June Marlowe · John Roche

Synopsis A spoiled young girl manages to snag a wealthy older man as her husband, but soon becomes bored. She finally leaves him, but doesn't really know what she wants. A young man who is a friend--and, unbeknownst to her, an...

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The Song of the Lark (TV)

2001 · Movie · 100 min. · United States

Direction Karen Arthur

Cast Alison Elliott · Maximilian Schell · Tony Goldwyn · Robert Floyd

Synopsis At the end of the 19th century, a country girl wants to go to the big city to become a master pianist. However, her instructor discovers that her true talent lies in singing.

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A Lost Lady

1934 · Movie · 61 min. · United States

Direction Alfred E. Green · Phil Rosen

Cast Barbara Stanwyck · Frank Morgan · Ricardo Cortez · Lyle Talbot

Synopsis Two days before Marian and Ned are to be married, he is killed by the husband of a woman he was seeing on the side. Marian becomes withdrawn and they send her to the Canadian Rockies for rest. While on...

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Paul's Case (TV)

1980 · Movie · 54 min. · United States

Direction Lamont Johnson

Cast Eric Roberts · Leta Bonynge · Lindsay Crouse · Robert Dryden

Synopsis Lost in a world of fantasy, young working-class Paul dreams of escaping his dreary existence in turn-of-the-century Pittsburgh. As fate would have it Paul gets his chance by stealing some money and subsequently running off to glamorous New York City.

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