Bitter Harvest (1981)
1h 34m
Running Time
May 18, 1981Release Date
Bitter Harvest (1981)
1h 34m
Running Time
May 18, 1981Release Date
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Plot.
A farmer's herd sickens and dies, then his family and neighbors fall ill, so he bucks the state agricultural establishment as he pursues the politically-explosive investigation of how his farm, family, and friends came to be poisoned.
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Cast & Crew.
Ron Howard
Ned De Vries
Art Carney
Walter Peary
Tarah Nutter
Kate De Vries
David Knell
Brandon
Barry Corbin
Dr. Agajanian
Richard Dysart
Dr. Morton Freeman
Michael Bond
DeJong
Jim Haynie
Doc
Robert Hirschfeld
Harold
G.W. Bailey
Lazlo
Robert Behling
Art
Roger Young
Director
Ken Hixon
Williams
Frederic Halbert
Writer
Dwight Schultz
Schlatter
Sandra Halbert
Writer
Joe Miksak
Al
Richard Friedenberg
Writer
Charlotte Stewart
Mrs. Laszlo
Tony Ganz
Producer
Will Marchetti
Farmer #3
Fred Karlin
Composer
Ross McKerras
Man #1
Terry David Mulligan
Man #2
Gayne Rescher
Cinematographer
Frank Papia
Plant Manager
John A. Barton
Editor
John Argue
Chairman
Thomas Fries
Editor
Al Cingolani
Harley
Judith Holstra
CastingDirector
Linda Stuart
Secretary
Details.
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Wiki.
Bitter Harvest is a 1981 American drama television film directed by Roger Young, from a teleplay by Richard Friedenberg, based on the 1978 book of the same name by Frederic and Sandra Halbert. The film stars Ron Howard, Art Carney, Tarah Nutter, and Richard Dysart, and chronicles the Michigan PBB contamination incident.
Bitter Harvest originally aired on NBC in the United States on May 4, 1981. The film received positive reviews and was nominated for four Primetime Emmy Awards.