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'Harvest of Fire' is an American television movie that aired on CBS on April 21, 1996. Directed by Arthur Allan Seidelman, the film stars Lolita Davidovich, J.A. Preston, Jean Louisa Kelly and Patty Duke. This features Jennifer Garner in her debut.

Overview



The film was to some extent inspired by the arson of eight Amish barns that occurred in summer 1992 in Pennsylvania and that was investigated by the FBI as a hate crime.[https://www.nytimes.com/1994/06/09/us/man-gets-10-years-for-amish-barn-fires.html 'Man Gets 10 Years For Amish Barn Fires'] at The New York Times There are also similarities between 'Harvest of Fire' and the 1985 film 'Witness'.

Plot



FBI agent Sally Russwell (Lolita Davidovich) is sent to investigate a presumed hate crime in a small Amish community in Iowa after three barns are burnt down. Given a rather cool welcome by the locals when she arrives at the crime scene Sally is able to gain the confidence of Amish widow Annie Beiler (Patty Duke). A shaky but solid bond is formed between the two women which enables Sally to go on with her investigation.[https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/harvest_of_fire/ 'Harvest of Fire' at rottentomatoes.com] Slowly, Sally starts to learn more about Amish customs. She suspects an Amishman is behind the arson and asks to stay with Annie's family to get a deeper insight into the community. This results in Sally's discovering that Annie's daughter is seeing a young man whose father is being shunned for having built a barn not according to Amish rules.

Cast



* Lolita Davidovich as Sally Russell

* J. A. Preston as Sheriff Garrison

* Jean Louisa Kelly as Rachel

* Tom Aldredge as Jacob Hostetler

* James Read as Scott

* Craig Wasson as Philip Dixon

* Patty Duke as Annie Beiler

* Jeff Kizer as Lester

* Wesley Addy as Bishop Levi Lapp

* Gary Bisig as Amos Zook

* Justin Chambers as George

* Jennifer Garner as Sarah Troyer

* Bette Henritze as Mary Lapp

* Catherine Kellner as Nancy

* Marta Kristen as Martha Troyer

* Gabriel Mann as John Beiler

* Eric Mabius as Sam Hostetler

* Sam Huntington as Nathan Hostetler

* Peter McRobbie as Reuben Troyer

Production notes



'Harvest of Fire' was filmed in Kalona, Iowa and Washington, Iowa.

References




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