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The Awakening Land

Frontierswoman Sayward Luckett's struggles in Ohio during the late-18th and early-19th centuries.

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Cast & Crew See All

Elizabeth Montgomery
Sayward Luckett Wheeler
Hal Holbrook
Portius Wheeler - The Solitary
Jane Seymour
Genny Luckett

Season 1 Episode Guide See All

Episode 1

Part I: The Trees

Sun, Feb 19, 197893 mins

The Luckett family leaves their home in Pennsylvania and heads west; with her mother ill and dying, eldest daughter Sayward takes charge of the family and helps build a house and make it a home.

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Awards

  • 1978 - Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore) - nominated
  • 1978 - Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Cinematography in Entertainment Programming for a Series - nominated
  • 1978 - Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Individual Achievement in Any Area of Creative Technical Crafts - nominated
  • 1978 - Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series - nominated

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