Kansas

Kansas

Kansas

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Kansas

"You can't know yourself until you know your own family."

1995

1h 33m

5.5(4 votes)

Drama

TV Movie

Overview

When a single mother and high-powered Chicago ad executive returns to her home town in Kansas to care for her ailing father, she rediscovers the joys and hardships of farm life.

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Patricia Wettig

Patricia Wettig

Virginia 'Giny' Mae Farley

Matt Craven

Matt Craven

Matt

Bethel Leslie

Bethel Leslie

Mabel 'Nana' Farley

Deirdre O'Connell

Deirdre O'Connell

Holly

Scott Paulin

Scott Paulin

Tom

Jenny Robertson

Jenny Robertson

Elizabeth 'Betsy' Farley

Lyndsay Riddell

Megan Farley

Luke Rossi

Joey Farley

Josef Sommer

Josef Sommer

Joseph 'Joe' Farley

Geoffrey Lewis

Geoffrey Lewis

J.D.

Creative team

Directed by: Robert Mandel
Written by: Michelle Ashford

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