Two men. One losing hope, the other searching for it. Together they would harvest a life-long friendship.
A drifter stranded in Kansas accepts a job offer from a wheat harvester who, in desperation over his cancer and financial woes, attempts suicide but becomes a father-figure to the young man.
Director: Joseph Sargent
Cast: Dennis Weaver, Kurt Russell, Mare Winningham, Fran Brill, Wilford Brimley, Rossie Harris, Grainger Hines, Penny Fuller
Two men. One losing hope, the other searching for it. Together they would harvest a life-long friendship.
A drifter stranded in Kansas accepts a job offer from a wheat harvester who, in desperation over his cancer and financial woes, attempts suicide but becomes a father-figure to the young man.
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A drifter stranded in Kansas accepts a job offer from a wheat harvester who, in desperation over his cancer and financial woes, attempts suicide but becomes a father-figure to the young man.
1h 38m
March 9, 1980
Joseph Sargent
Dennis Weaver, Kurt Russell, Mare Winningham
TV Movie, Drama