Cross Creek 40 years old

The portrait of a woman who, at the edge of survival, found a world of meaning.

In the 1930s, Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings moves to Florida's backwaters to write in peace. She feels bothered by affectionate men, editors and confused neighbors, but soon she connects and writes The Yearling, a classic of American literature.

Credits

Cross Creek Cast

Name Character
Rip Torn He was 52, 88 years old when he died as Norton Baskin
Alfre Woodard She was 30, now 71 years old as Geechee
Peter Coyote He was 41, now 82 years old as Norton Baskin
Jay O. Sanders He was 30, now 71 years old as Charles Rawlings
Mary Steenburgen She was 30, now 71 years old as Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
Ike Eisenmann He was 21, now 61 years old as Paul
Malcolm McDowell He was 40, now 80 years old as Max Perkins
Bo Rucker He was 35, now 75 years old as Leroy
Toni Hudson She was 22, now 63 years old as Tim's Wife
Dana Hill She was 19, 32 years old when she died as Ellie Turner
Cary Guffey He was 11, now 51 years old as Floyd Turner
Joanna Miles She was 43, now 84 years old as Mrs. Turner
John Hammond as Tim

Cross Creek Crew

Name Department
Dalene Young as Screenplay. She was 44 (now 84) years old Writing
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings as Book. She was 87 (57) years old when She died Writing
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Cross Creek (40 years)

The portrait of a woman who, at the edge of survival, found a world of meaning.

  • Release day: Wednesday, September 21, 1983
  • Runtime: 127 minutes