---
title: 'Heartland (1979)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Richard Pearce'
released: '1979-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 96
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/heartland-1979'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082508/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Heartland (1979)

1979 · 96 min · Drama · United States


## Synopsis

Heartland is a 1979 American film, directed by Richard Pearce, starring Rip Torn and Conchata Ferrell. The film is a stark depiction of early homestead life in the American West. It is based on a memoir by Elinore Pruitt Stewart, titled Letters of a Woman Homesteader (1914).

## Credits

- **Director:** [Richard Pearce](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-pearce)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Charles Gross](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-gross)
- **Director of Photography:** [Fred Murphy](https://cinepixo.com/people/fred-murphy)

## Cast

- [Amy Wright](https://cinepixo.com/people/amy-wright)
- [Barry Primus](https://cinepixo.com/people/barry-primus)
- [Conchata Ferrell](https://cinepixo.com/people/conchata-ferrell)
- [Lilia Skala](https://cinepixo.com/people/lilia-skala)
- [Jerry Hardin](https://cinepixo.com/people/jerry-hardin)
- [Rip Torn](https://cinepixo.com/people/rip-torn)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/heartland-1979
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