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Film / 2004
The Work and the Glory
Directed by
Russell Holt
When Benjamin Steed and Mary Ann Steed relocate their family to upstate New York in the early 1800's, they unwittingly settle in a town divided along religious lines. After their new hired help turns out to be at the center of the uproar, each member of the Steed family must come to terms with their own beliefs in the face of heavy persecution. Together they struggle to weather the raging controversy surrounding a young man …
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When Benjamin Steed and Mary Ann Steed relocate their family to upstate New York in the early 1800's, they unwittingly settle in a town divided along religious lines. After their new hired help turns out to be at the center of the uproar, each member of the Steed family must come to terms with their own beliefs in the face of heavy persecution. Together they struggle to weather the raging controversy surrounding a young man named Joseph Smith.
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Cast
Sam HenningsBenjamin Steed
Brenda StrongMary Ann Steed
Eric JohnsonJoshua Steed
Alexander CarrollNathan Steed
Tiffany DupontLydia McBride
Brighton HertfordMelissa Steed / Narrator
Kimberly VaradiBecca Steed
Colin FordMatthew Steed
Kathryn FiragoHannah McBride
Jim GrimshawJosiah McBride
Jonathan ScarfeJoseph Smith
Sarah DarlingEmma Smith
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Edward AlbertMartin Harris
Ryan WoodHyrum Smith
Jordan Rose TarterSophronia Smith
Anne SwardLucy Mack Smith
Levi LarsenSamuel Smith
Sara Jade WoodhouseWill Murdock
Jonathan QuintMark Cooper
Phillip DeVonaDavid Murdock
Marcus HesterCaleb Jackson
Emily PodleskiJessica Roundy
Bill CrabbAsa Phelps
Annie AbbottEdith Gates
Wayne GraceFirst Land Agent
Charles HowertonSecond Land Agent
Kevin StillwellFirst Man
Bruce TaylorFirst Member
Sheri Mann StewartFirst Woman
Marc MacaulayLand Speculator
Stephen GentrySecond Man
Zane MillerFirst Suitor
Joseph WilkinsSecond Member
Tom TurbivilleTeamster
Carey JonesThird Man
James Van HarperWagon Master
Richie DyeClinton Roundy
Laura WhyteAunt Helen
Terry HaskellFirst Troublemaker
Terry LondereeParson
Jarron VosburgYoung Joseph
Thais AlbertCousin Sabina
Bruce McKinnonPreacher
William David WittMan on the bench
William J. ModePipe smoking tavern patron (uncredited)
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