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Happy as the Grass Was Green, later renamed Hazel’s People, is a 1973 American drama film directed by Charles Davis and starring Geraldine Page, Pat Hingle and Graham Beckel. The film is one of the few Old Order Mennonite related films ever made.
Most of the cast other than the aforementioned consists of genuine Pennsylvanian Mennonites. The film is based on a novel by Merle Good. For many years, the film was presented nightly at the "People's Place" in Intercourse, PA. The Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online states: "The two films Amish Grace and Happy as the Grass was Green have significant insider Mennonite contributions and come closest to presenting a valid image of Amish and Mennonites".
The original title of the film is taken from the poem Fern Hill of Dylan Thomas.
Original Release
01/21/1973
US Release
01/21/1973
Cast
Name | Character |
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Geraldine Page | Anna Witmer |
Pat Hingle | Eli |
Graham Beckel | Eric Mills |
Rachel Thomas | Hazel |
Stephen G. Weaver | Jim Witmer |
Luke Sickle | Menno Witmer |
John Miller | Ben |
Noreen Huber | Sara |
Elvin Byler | Rufus |
Thomas Roy | Stanley |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Geraldine Page | Anna Witmer |
Pat Hingle | Eli |
Graham Beckel | Eric Mills |
Rachel Thomas | Hazel |
Stephen G. Weaver | Jim Witmer |
Luke Sickle | Menno Witmer |
John Miller | Ben |
Noreen Huber | Sara |
Elvin Byler | Rufus |
Thomas Roy | Stanley |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Merle Good | Producer |
Burt Martin | Producer |