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Winter People

A passion so strong it kills.

5.6

1h 50m

1989

“A passion so strong it kills.”

Synopsis

Wayland Jackson, a widower with a young daughter, moves to a small, impoverished mountain village in North Carolina, circa 1934. They are taken in by Collie Wright, a single mother with an illegitimate baby, and she and Wayland soon fall in love. Trouble starts when the identity of her baby's father is revealed.

Director

Ted Kotcheff

Trailer

DramaRomance

small townmountainnorth carolinawidower1930s

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Cast & Crew

Kurt Russell

Kurt Russell

as Wayland Jackson

Kelly McGillis

Kelly McGillis

as Collie Wright

Lloyd Bridges

Lloyd Bridges

as William Wright

Mitchell Ryan

Mitchell Ryan

as Drury Campbell

Jeffrey Meek

Jeffrey Meek

as Cole Campbell

Don Michael Paul

Don Michael Paul

as Young Wright

Lanny Flaherty

Lanny Flaherty

as Gudger Wright

Eileen Ryan

Eileen Ryan

as Annie Wright

David Dwyer

David Dwyer

as Milton Wright

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