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Alone
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Title: Alone

Release Date: 21 Dec 1997

Runtime: 1h 42m

Genre: Drama, TV Movie

Director: Showtime Networks

Production Companies: Showtime Networks

Overview: John Webb is recently widowed and living alone on the farm he and his brother used to share. He rarely sees his daughters, Jacqueline and Grace Ann, and his only company is Grey, the farm's longtime overseer. John's solitude is interrupted by his nephews, Carl and Gus Jr., who have been approached about drilling for oil on the farm. Tensions rise as John clashes with his opportunistic family.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.5 (6 votes)

Cast

  • John Webb: Hume Cronyn
  • Grey: James Earl Jones
  • Gerald: Ed Begley Jr.
  • Ann: Betty Murphy
  • Gus Jr.: Chris Cooper
  • Estelle: Shelley Duvall
  • Agnes: Hallie Foote
  • Carl: Frederic Forrest
  • Grace Ann: Roxanne Hart
  • Lillie Dawson: Piper Laurie
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