The Birch Interval (1976)
In Birch Interval Eddie Albert and Rip Torn, play Pa Strawacher and Thomas, a pair of Amish patriarchs. Susan McClung plays Jesse, an 11-year-old city girl who undergoes severe culture shock when she moves in with her Amish cousins. Told from McClung's point of view, the film concentrates on such fundamental values as love, faith and loyalty. Sophisticates may not be in step with the film's sentiments, but it is perfect family fare. Birch Interval was scripted by Joanna Crawford from her own novel. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Eddie Albert, Rip Torn, (more)
- Director(s):
- Delbert Mann
Synopsis of The Birch Interval
In Birch Interval Eddie Albert and Rip Torn, play Pa Strawacher and Thomas, a pair of Amish patriarchs. Susan McClung plays Jesse, an 11-year-old city girl who undergoes severe culture shock when she moves in with her Amish cousins. Told from McClung's point of view, the film concentrates on such fundamental values as love, faith and loyalty. Sophisticates may not be in step with the film's sentiments, but it is perfect family fare. Birch Interval was scripted by Joanna Crawford from her own novel. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of The Birch Interval
- Eddie Albert - Pa Strawacher
- Ann Wedgeworth - Marie
- Brian Part - Samuel
- Bill Lucking - Charlie
- Anne Revere - Mrs. Tanner
- Eunice Lehman - Mrs. Byler
- Madelyn Coleman - Nurse
- David Gates - Pissy
- Patrick Reynolds - Man at Fire
- Rip Torn - Thomas
- Susan McClung - Jessie
- Jann Stanley - Esther
- Margaret Leary - Hattie
- George Ebeling - Aaron Byler
- Joanna Crawford - Lady on Bus
- Henry Strozier - Ben Craig
- Patricia Elliott - Martha
- Director(s):
- Delbert Mann
- Writer(s):
- Joanna Crawford
- Producer(s):
- Robert B. Radnitz, Walter Scott Herndon
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