The Dollmaker
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Initial release | May 13, 1984 |
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Directors | Daniel Petrie |
Based on | The Dollmaker |
Harriette Arnow | |
Networks | ABC |
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ID | 2120360 |
About The Dollmaker
During World War II, hard-luck farmer Colvis Nevels (Levon Helm) leaves his rural Kentucky home to take a factory job in bustling Detroit. Reluctantly accompanying Colvis is his long-suffering wife, Gertie (Jane Fonda), a talented woodcarver set in her traditional ways. When the perils of city life and Colvis' reckless squandering of money send the Nevels into precarious financial straits, Gertie starts a business making hand-carved dolls in order to provide for her family. …