The Migrants is a 1974 American drama television film directed and produced by Tom Gries and written by Lanford Wilson, based on a story by Tennessee Williams. The film stars Cloris Leachman, Ron Howard, and Sissy Spacek. It received for six Primetime Emmy Award nominations, including Outstanding Special – Comedy or Drama and Best Lead Actress in a Drama for Leachman.
| The Migrants | |
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| Written by | Lanford Wilson |
| Story by | Tennessee Williams |
| Directed by | Tom Gries |
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| Composer | Billy Goldenberg |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producer | Tom Gries |
| Cinematography | Richard C. Kratina |
| Editor | Bud S. Isaacs |
| Running time | 90 minutes |
| Production company | CBS Television Network |
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| Network | CBS |
| Release | February 3, 1974 (1974-02-03) |
A family of migratory farm workers travels the country performing seasonal work.
Filming took place in Vineland, New Jersey.[1]
New York Times reviewer Cyclops criticized the fact that many of the usual Tennessee Williams elements were missing.[2] Howard Rosenberg of the Los Angeles Times, however, placed the movie on his list of the 30 best TV movies.[3]
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee | Result |
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| 1974 | 26th Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Special – Comedy or Drama | Tom Gries | Nominated |
| Best Lead Actress in a Drama | Cloris Leachman | Nominated | ||
| Best Directing in Drama – Single Program – Comedy or Drama | Tom Gries | Nominated | ||
| Best Writing in Drama – Original Teleplay | Lanford Wilson | Nominated | ||
| Best Music Composition – For a Special Program | Billy Goldenberg | Nominated | ||
| Best Cinematography for Entertainment Programming – For a Special or Feature Length Program Made for Television | Richard C. Kratina | Nominated |