When Calls the Heart

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When Calls the Heart

2013

1h 30m

6.6(61 votes)

Drama

Romance

Comedy

TV Movie

Overview

Elizabeth Thatcher, a cultured young teacher in 1910, fears leaving her comfortable world in the city. But when she accepts a teaching position in a frontier town, she finds new purpose and love with a handsome Royal Canadian Mountie.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Maggie Grace

Aunt Elizabeth

Stephen Amell

Wynn Delaney

Poppy Drayton

Elizabeth

Daniel Sharman

Edward Montclair

Cherie Lunghi

Mrs. Thatcher

Christopher Villiers

Mr. Thatcher

Jean Smart

Frances Tunnecliffe

Lori Loughlin

Abigail Stanton

Daisy Head

Julie Thatcher

Lee Williams

Higgins

Creative team

Directed by: Michael Landon Jr.
Produced by: Laurette Bourassa

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