A young girl is sent to live with Amish relatives in post-war Pennsylvania, where her life dramatically changes.
Acting
Susan McClung's wordless devastation in the birch grove scene.
Cinematography
Delbert Mann frames Amish farmland like grief itself—vast and isolating.
Director
Delbert Mann
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Delbert Mann directed this between 'Heidi' and 'Night Crossing'—his quietest, most personal work. Susan McClung never acted again after this role.
Shot on location in Lancaster County with actual Amish community cooperation—rare for 1976, when 'Witness' hadn't yet commodified the culture.
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