
About
In 1910, a Chicago steel worker accidentally kills his supervisor and flees to the Texas panhandle with his girlfriend and little sister to work harvesting wheat in the fields of a stoic farmer. A love triangle, a swarm of locusts, a hellish fire—Malick captures it all with dreamlike authenticity, creating at once a timeless American idyll and a gritty evocation of turn-of-the-century labor.
Cast

Richard Gere
Bill

Brooke Adams
Abbey

Linda Manz
Linda

Sam Shepard
The Farmer

Robert J. Wilke
The Farm Foreman

Stuart Margolin
Mill Foreman

Timothy Scott
Harvest Hand

Jackie Shultis
Linda's Friend

Gene Bell
Dancer
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Lists
#140 on 1,000 greatest films They Shoot Pictures, Don't They?
#419 on Empire's 500 Greatest Movies Of All Time Empire
#28 on 500 Essential Cult Movies Jennifer Eiss
1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die Steven Jay Schneider
Awards
Oscar for Best Cinematography
Oscar nomination for Best Sound John T. Reitz
Oscar nomination for Best Music, Original Score Ennio Morricone
Oscar nomination for Best Costume Design Patricia Norris