Hazel's People (1973)
January 21, 1973Release Date
Hazel's People (1973)
January 21, 1973Release Date
Plot.
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Cast & Crew.
Graham Beckel
Eric Mills
Rachel Thomas
Hazel
Stephen G. Weaver
Jim Witmer
Luke Sickle
Menno Witmer
John Miller
Ben
Elvin Byler
Rufus
Geraldine Page
Anna Witmer
Pat Hingle
Eli
Noreen Huber
Sara
Charles Davis
Writer / Director
Thomas Roy
Stanley
Merle Good
Writer / Producer
Bob Janus
Sound Recordist
Stan Martin
Cinematography
Fred Doria
Makeup Artist
William Loose
Music
Phyllis Good
Costume Design
Michael Simpson
Assistant Camera
Burt Martin
Producer
Lawrence Kaufman
Sound Editor
Gordon Zahler
Music Supervisor
Robert Glenn
Supervising Sound Editor
Vincent Spangler
Lighting Technician
Dorothy Martin
Continuity
Gene Eliot
Sound Editor
Erwin Dumbrille
Editor
Steve Denlinger
Set Decoration
Dave Morick
Assistant Director
Al Teeter
Music Editor
Details.
Release DateJanuary 21, 1973
Original NameHappy as the Grass Was Green
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 45m
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This Movie Is About.
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Happy as the Grass Was Green, later renamed Hazel's People, is a 1973 American drama film directed by Charles Davis and starring Geraldine Page, Pat Hingle and Graham Beckel. The film is one of the few Mennonite related films ever made.
Most of the cast other than the aforementioned consists of genuine Pennsylvanian Mennonites. The film is based on a novel by Merle Good. For many years, the film was presented nightly at the "People's Place" in Intercourse, Pennsylvania. The Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online states: "The two films Amish Grace and Happy as the Grass was Green have significant insider Mennonite contributions and come closest to presenting a valid image of Amish and Mennonites".
The original title of the film is taken from the poem Fern Hill of Dylan Thomas.