The Awakening Land
| The Awakening Land | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama |
| Based on | The Awakening Land trilogy by Conrad Richter |
| Written by | James Lee Barrett Liam O'Brien |
| Directed by | Boris Sagal |
| Starring | Elizabeth Montgomery Hal Holbrook Jane Seymour |
| Theme music composer | Fred Karlin |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 3 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Harry Bernsen Tom Kuhn Harry Bernstein |
| Producer | Robert E. Relyea |
| Production locations | Springfield, Illinois New Salem, Illinois |
| Cinematography | Michel Hugo |
| Editor | Bernard J. Small |
| Running time | 420 mins. |
| Production companies | Bensen/Kuhn/Sagal Productions Warner Bros. Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | NBC |
| Release | February 19 – February 21, 1978 |
The Awakening Land is a 1978 television miniseries based on Conrad Richter's trilogy of novels: The Trees; The Fields; and The Town, published from 1940 to 1950. The series originally aired on NBC in three installments from February 19 to February 21, 1978; directed by Boris Sagal, it starred Elizabeth Montgomery and Hal Holbrook.