"In the 1930s, Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings moves to Florida's backwaters to write in peace. She feels bothered by affectionate men, editors and confused neighbors, but soon she connects and writes The Yearling, a classic of American literature."
Mary Steenburgen
as Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
Rip Torn
as Marsh Turner
Peter Coyote
as Norton Baskin
Dana Hill
as Ellie Turner
Alfre Woodard
as Geechee
Joanna Miles
as Mrs. Turner
Ike Eisenmann
as Paul
Toni Hudson
as Tim's Wife
Cary Guffey
as Floyd Turner
Bo Rucker
as Leroy
Jay O. Sanders
as Charles Rawlings
John Hammond
as Tim
Tommy Alford
as Postal Clerk
Norton Baskin
as Man in the Rocking Chair
Terrence Gehr
as Store Keeper
Keith Michel
as Preston Turner
Nora Rogers
as Mary Turner
Kenneth V. Vickery
as Minister
C.T. Wakefield
as Sheriff
Malcolm McDowell
as Max Perkins
Martin Ritt
Director
Terence Nelson
Co-Producer
Robert B. Radnitz
Producer
Leonard Rosenman
Original Music Composer
John A. Alonzo
Director of Photography
Sidney Levin
Editor
Caro Jones
Casting
Walter Scott Herndon
Production Design
Gregory Garrison
Set Decoration
Joe I. Tompkins
Costume Design
Lee Halls
Makeup Artist
Werner Sherer
Hairstylist
Production Manager
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
Book
Dalene Young
Screenplay
Drew Struzan
Art Direction