Harvest of Fire (1996)
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76% of users liked it
(174 ratings)
At first glance, the made-for-TV Harvest of Fire would seem to be a gender-switch variation on the theatrical feature Witness (1985), but it is much more than that. Assigned to investigate the possibility of a hate crime when three barns are burned in an Amish community in Iowa, FBI agent Sally… More At first glance, the made-for-TV Harvest of Fire would seem to be a gender-switch variation on the theatrical feature Witness (1985), but it is much more than that. Assigned to investigate the possibility of a hate crime when three barns are burned in an Amish community in Iowa, FBI agent Sally Russwell (Lolita Davidovich) is given a far-from-warm welcome by the locals when she arrives at the scene of the crime. Shunned as one of "the English" -- that is, an outsider -- Sally is able to gain the confidence only of entrepreneurial Amish widow Annie Beiler (Patty Duke), who is as curious and inquisitive about the outside world as Sally is of Annie's world. The shaky but solid bond formed between the two women enables Sally to proceed with her investigation -- and, in the process, to expose several unpleasant secrets concerning the tightly-knit community. An Emmy Award winner for Best Sound Mixing, Harvest of Fire was first telecast as a CBS "Hallmark Hall of Fame" special on April 21, 1996. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Arthur Allan Seidelman
- Written By
- Richard Alfieri, Susan Nanus
- Genres
- Drama, Television
PG,
- In Theaters
- Apr 21, 1996 Wide
- Studio
- Hallmark Entertainment
Critic Reviews
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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice
Explores the friendship between two very different women.
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Cast
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Lolita Davidovich
as Sally Russell
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Patty Duke
as Annie Beiler
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J.A. Preston
as Sheriff Garrison
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Jean Louisa Kelly
as Rachel
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Tom Aldredge
as Jacob Hostetler
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James Read
as Scott
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Craig Wasson
as Philip Dixon
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Jeff Kizer
as Lester
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Wesley Addy
as Bishop Levi Lapp
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Gary Bisig
as Amos Zook
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Justin Chambers
as George
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Joel De Somber
as David Beiler
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Nicholas Downs
as Son of Zook
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Jennifer Garner
as Sarah Troyer
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Bette Henritze
as Mary Lapp
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Sam Huntington
as Nathan Hostetler
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Catherine Kellner
as Nancy
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Marta Kristen
as Martha Trover
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Gabriel Mick
as John Beiler
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Peter McRobbie
as Reuben Troyer
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Millie Perkins
as Ruth
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Madeleine Potter
as Miriam Zook
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Pamela Sam
as Irene Yoder
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Isa Thomas
as Barbara
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Sam Trammell
as Simon Troyer
