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The Trip to Bountiful

Carrie Watts is living the twilight of her life trapped in an apartment in 1940s Houston, Texas with a controlling daughter-in-law and a hen-pecked son. Her fondest wish – just once before she dies – is to revisit Bountiful, the small Texas town of her youth which she still refers to as "home."

19851h 48mPGDrama

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About The Trip to Bountiful

Directors
Peter Masterson
Cast
Geraldine Page, John Heard, Carlin Glynn, Richard Bradford, Rebecca De Mornay, Kevin Cooney
Genres
Drama
Content rating
PG
Original language
English
Production countries
United States of America
Status
Released

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