The Dollmaker

Plot

During World War II, hard-luck farmer Colvis Nevels leaves his rural Kentucky home to take a factory job in bustling Detroit. Reluctantly accompanying Colvis is his long-suffering wife, Gertie, a talented woodc... read more

  • Daniel Petrie

    Director

  • Harriet Arnow

    Novel

  • Susan Cooper

    Teleplay

  • Hume Cronyn

    Teleplay

  • Rita Roland

    Editor

  • Jane Fonda

    Gertie Nevels

  • Levon Helm

    Clovis

  • Amanda Plummer

    Mamie

  • Susan Kingsley

    Sophronie

  • Ann Hearn

    Max

  • Robert Swan

    Victor (as Bob Swan)

  • Geraldine Page

    Mrs. Kendrick

  • Jason Yearwood

    Reuben

  • David Brady Wilson

    Enoch

  • Starla Whaley

    Clytie

  • David Dawson

    Amos

  • Nikki Creswell

    Cassie

  • Raymond Serra

    Joe

  • Dan Hedaya

    Skyros

  • Christine Ebersole

    Miss Vashinski

  • Ellen Marchman

    Wheateye

  • Studs Terkel

    Taxi Driver

  • Sheb Wooley

    Mr. Kendrick

  • James N. Harrell

    Old John Miller

  • Edward Sadlowski

    Bender

  • Phyllis Boyens

    Mrs. Hull

  • Mike Timoney

    Army Major

  • Bruce McKinnon

    Soldier

  • Mike Bacarella

    Truck Driver

  • Etel Billig

    Mrs. Bomarita

  • Pat Billingsley

    Cooper (as Patrick Billingsley)

  • Diane Dorsey

    Irish Neighbor

  • Derek Googe

    Bubble Gum Boy

  • Cheryl Hamada

    Mrs. Saito

  • Elizabeth Regal

    School Girl (as Elizabeth Perez)

  • Jamie Wild

    GIlbert

  • Jason Wild

    Jean-Claude

  • Dennis Kelly

    Mr. Daly (uncredited)

  • Runtime

    142 minutes

    Released

    1984-05-13

    Languages

    English

    Sound

  • John Rubinstein

    Music

  • Updated

    52 days ago

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