---
title: 'Places in the Heart (1984)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Robert Benton'
released: '1984-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 112
certification: 'PG'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/places-in-the-heart-1984'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087921/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Places in the Heart (1984)

1984 · PG · 112 min · Drama · United States


## Synopsis

Places in the Heart is a 1984 American drama film written and directed by Robert Benton. Set in 1930s Texas during the Great Depression, the film stars Sally Field as a recently widowed woman who struggles to save her farm with the help of a blind lodger and a black laborer. The cast also includes John Malkovich, Lindsay Crouse, Ed Harris, Amy Madigan, Danny Glover, and Terry O'Quinn.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Robert Benton](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-benton)
- **Screenplay:** [Robert Benton](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-benton)
- **Original Music Composer:** [John Kander](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-kander)
- **Producer:** [Arlene Donovan](https://cinepixo.com/people/arlene-donovan)
- **Director of Photography:** [Néstor Almendros](https://cinepixo.com/people/nestor-almendros)
- **Editor:** [Carol Littleton](https://cinepixo.com/people/carol-littleton)

## Cast

- [Danny Glover](https://cinepixo.com/people/danny-glover)
- [Ed Harris](https://cinepixo.com/people/ed-harris)
- [Ray Baker](https://cinepixo.com/people/ray-baker)
- [Gennie James](https://cinepixo.com/people/gennie-james)
- [De'voreaux White](https://cinepixo.com/people/de-voreaux-white)
- [Jerry Haynes](https://cinepixo.com/people/jerry-haynes)
- [J. C. Quinn](https://cinepixo.com/people/j-c-quinn)
- [Sally Field](https://cinepixo.com/people/sally-field)
- [Bert Remsen](https://cinepixo.com/people/bert-remsen)
- [Lou Hancock](https://cinepixo.com/people/lou-hancock)
- [Lindsay Crouse](https://cinepixo.com/people/lindsay-crouse)
- [John Malkovich](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-malkovich)
- [Trey Wilson](https://cinepixo.com/people/trey-wilson)
- [Lane Smith](https://cinepixo.com/people/lane-smith)
- [Terry O'Quinn](https://cinepixo.com/people/terry-o-quinn)

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