Little Women (1978 film)

For other motion pictures of this title, see Little Women (disambiguation)

Little Women
Based on Little Women
by Louisa May Alcott
Written by Suzanne Clauser
Directed by David Lowell Rich
Starring Meredith Baxter Birney
Susan Dey
Ann Dusenberry
Eve Plumb
Dorothy McGuire
Greer Garson
Robert Young
Music by Elmer Bernstein
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of episodes 2
Production
Producer(s) David Victor
Cinematography Joseph Biroc
Editor(s) Jim Benson
Donald Douglas
Running time 200 minutes
Production company(s) Groverton Productions
Universal Television
Distributor NBC
Release
Original network NBC
Original release October 2 – 3, 1978
Chronology
Followed by Little Women (1994 film)

Little Women is a 1978 American television miniseries directed by David Lowell Rich and based on the classic 1868 novel of the same name by Louisa May Alcott. The teleplay was written by Suzanne Clauser and is the fifth film adaptation of the Alcott classic, the previous four having been released theatrically in 1917, 1918, 1933 and 1949. The cast includes Susan Dey, Meredith Baxter Birney, Ann Dusenberry, Eve Plumb, Dorothy McGuire, William Schallert, Greer Garson, Robert Young, Richard Gilliland and William Shatner and John de Lancie playing Frank.

The three-hour miniseries was produced by Universal Television and originally aired in two parts on NBC on October 2–3, 1978. A brief series followed in 1979, airing from February 8-March 8, 1979. Eve Plumb was among the miniseries cast members who returned (although her character Beth had died in the miniseries, as she had in the original book), playing a cousin of the family called Lissa.[1]

Plot

The miniseries chronicles the lives and loves of the four March sisters – Jo (Susan Dey), Meg (Meredith Baxter Birney), Amy (Ann Dusenberry) and Beth (Eve Plumb) – growing up in Concord, Massachusetts during the American Civil War. While their father leaves for battle, the sisters must rely on each other for strength in the face of tragedies both large and small.

Cast

The March Family (miniseries)

The March Family (regular series)

The Laurence Family

Miscellaneous (miniseries)

Miscellaneous (regular series)

Awards

Winner:

  • 1979 – Emmy Award for Outstanding Art Direction for a Series

Nominations:

  • 1979 – Emmy Award Outstanding Cinematography for a Series

Home media releases

Little Women was released on a 2-disc DVD in region 1 by Koch Vision on October 9, 2007. On August 14, 2012, Entertainment One (eOne) released the miniseries on a single disc DVD.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Tim Brooks and Earle Marsh, "The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows: 1946-Present (Ninth Edition)," 2007, p. 801, Ballentine Books, ISBN 978-0-345-49773-4
  2. ↑ Lambert, David (July 10, 2012). "Little Women - DVDs for the 2-Part Mini-Series with Meredith Baxter, Susan Dey, and Eve Plumb". TV Shows on DVD. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on June 10, 2017. Retrieved June 7, 2017.
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