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The Dollmaker [VHS]

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starring: Jane Fonda, Christine Ebersole, Levon Helm, Geraldine Page, Dan Hedaya directed by: Daniel Petrie See Larger Image Price: $69.50 as of 12/24/2009 16:48 EST Used Price: $29.50 Collectible Price: $58.86 Third Party New Price: $69.50 Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Binding: VHS Tape EAN: 9786301802833 Format: Color, NTSC ISBN: 6301802837 Label: Playhouse Video Languages: EnglishOriginal LanguageAnalog Manufacturer: Playhouse Video Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Playhouse Video Release Date: June 11, 1992 Running Time: 143 minutes Studio: Playhouse Video Theatrical Release Date: May 13, 1984 Related Items: The Dollmaker Songcatcher I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings [VHS] Follow Me, Boys! Places in the Heart see more Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Customer Reviews Average Rating: Rating: - Think before you act! This movie will give some second thoughts to those who hastily make decisions in one's life before carefully considering the consequences. Gertie (Jane Fonda) who believes in hard work and simple living, soon experiences turmoil when her husband Clovis (Levon Helm) uproots the family from the Kentucky mountains to the city of Detroit. After adjusting to the new environment,followed by a series of hardships including a tragic death of one of the children, Gertie regains her strength to ... Read More Rating: - review I purchased this movie for my girlfriend. She talked about a movie that her mother and she use to watch before her mother passed away. Finally she remembered the name of it so i searched it online and the first one i found i purchased. She says that she loves the movie because Gertie reminds her of her mother. Rating: - Excellent movie This is a really good movie, made from a book written by someone who actually lived the life portrayed. Very good movie!! Rating: - A woman's worth Jane Fonda is unforgettable as a resourceful, unassuming, uniquely gifted, remarkably loyal, and courageous country woman. Her husband, a struggling Appalachian sharecropper, finds a job in the big city of Detroit in the early twentieth century. Believing he has found a better life for his family, he sends for them. They uproot themselves from their familiar rural homeland, and join him in a crowded, dehumanizing, housing development set up for factory workers. Soon the family, and the main character ... Read More Rating: - The Dollmaker An outstanding film that should be made available on DVD. Jane Fonda portrays realistically a woman of her time. The lessons taught in this movie are numerous and important. I highly recommend it be re-issued on DVD. see more

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