Jessica Tandy and Hume Cronyn re-create their Broadway roles as homesteaders in this study of change and tradition in Appalachia. Tandy won an Emmy (after earning a Tony on stage). Dillard: John Denver. Prince: Gary Grubbs. Holly: Harriet Hall. Filmed in Highlands, N.C., and Rabun County, Ga. Directed by Jud Taylor. Adapted by Susan Cooper, who co-wrote the original play with Cronyn.