The Work and The Glory: American Zion (film)
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| American Zion | |
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| Directed by | Sterling Van Wagenen |
| Produced by | Scott Swofford |
| Written by | Gerald N. Lund, Matt Whitaker |
| Starring | Sam Hennings, Brenda Strong, Eric Johnson, Alexander Carroll, Emily Podleski, Jonathan Scarfe |
| Music by | Sam Cardon |
| Cinematography | Reed Smoot |
| Distributed by | Vineyard Productions |
| Release date(s) | 2005 |
| Running time | 100 min. |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $6,500,000 |
| Preceded by | The Work and The Glory |
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The Work and the Glory: American Zion is the sequel to the 2004 film The Work and The Glory and continues the struggle of the Steed's family's conversion to the then new Mormon religion. The film also explores the family's relationship with their community and its founder, Joseph Smith.
This movie is based on Like a Fire Is Burning, the second novel by Gerald N. Lund in the nine-part Work and the Glory series.
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[edit] Summary
The date is November of 1833, the state of Missouri has turned a blind eye as hundreds of its peaceful inhabitants were hunted down and driven from their homes in the dead of night. Against this impending strife, a young man that has a divine vision leads a people against the aggression of an anti-hero with a vulnerable past. With more than two million copies sold, the second volume of Gerald N. Lund's epic series The Work and the Glory is now bringing a pivotal moment in American history to the big screen.
[edit] Cast
Sam Hennings : Benjamin Steed
Brenda Strong : Mary Ann Steed
Eric Johnson : Joshua Steed
Alexander Carroll: Nathan Steed
Brighton Hertford : Melissa Steed
Kimberly Varadi:Becca Steed
Colin Ford : Matthew Steed
Sera Bastian :Lydia Steed
Emily Podleski: Jessica Roundy
Jim Grimshaw: Josiah McBride
Jonathan Scarfe: Joseph Smith
Melanie Hawkins:Emma Smith
Frank Ashmore : Martin Harris
Curtis Andersen: Carl Rogers
Jeff Ham: Obadiah Cornwell
[edit] Trivia
- Larry H. Miller is an executive producer of this film and is responsible for much of the financial cost of all movies in The Work and the Glory series.
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