In 1935 rural Texas, recently widowed Edna Spaulding struggles to survive with two small children, a farm to run, and very little money in the bank - not to mention a deadly tornado and the unwelcome presence of the Ku Klux Klan. Edna is aided by her beautician sister, Margaret; a blind boarder, Mr. Will; and a would-be thief, Moze, who decides to teach Edna how to plant and harvest cotton.

• DirectorRobert Benton
• Release11 September 1984
• GenreDrama
• Duration1h 51m
• Budget$9,500,000
• Revenue$34,901,614
• Rate
  

  7.2
  168 reviews
• Productions

  TriStar Pictures, Delphi II Productions