7.8 Score

2005 • 2h • TV-PG • Drama, Romance, TV Movie

The Magic of Ordinary Days

"In a world at war, he gave her a place of peace."

Pregnant out of wedlock, an educated young woman is pressured by her father into an arranged marriage with a lonely farmer in this drama set during WWII.

IMDb 7.5

Director

Brent Shields

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Ann Howard Creel

Camille Thomasson

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Keri Russell

Livy

Skeet Ulrich

Ray Singleton

Mare Winningham

Martha

Tania Gunadi

Florence

Eric Winter

Walter

Gwendoline Yeo

Rose

Stephen Strachan

Hank

Katie Keating

Ruth

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Keri Russell Livy

Skeet Ulrich Ray Singleton

Mare Winningham Martha

Tania Gunadi Florence

Eric Winter Walter

Gwendoline Yeo Rose

Stephen Strachan Hank

Katie Keating Ruth

Jane McGregor Abby

Ken Pogue Reverend Case

Daryl Shuttleworth Reverend Dunne

Sam Dyer Chester

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