
The Work and the Glory
One Man....A Remarkable Vision; One Family....A Desperate Struggle
Genres
Overview
When Benjamin Steed and Mary Ann Steed relocate their family to upstate New York in the early 1800's, they unwittingly settle in a town divided along religious lines. After their new hired help turns out to be at the center of the uproar, each member of the Steed family must come to terms with their own beliefs in the face of heavy persecution. Together they struggle to weather the raging controversy surrounding a young man named Joseph Smith.
Details
Budget
$7500000
Revenue
$3347647
Runtime
110 min
Release Date
2004-11-24
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
15
Vote Average
6.4
Sam Hennings
Benjamin Steed
Brenda Strong
Mary Ann Steed
Eric Johnson
Joshua Steed
Alexander Carroll
Nathan Steed
Tiffany Dupont
Lydia McBride
Brighton Hertford
Melissa Steed / Narrator
Kimberly Varadi
Becca Steed
Colin Ford
Matthew Steed
Kathryn Firago
Hannah McBride
Jim Grimshaw
Josiah McBride
Jonathan Scarfe
Joseph Smith
Sarah Darling
Emma Smith
Edward Albert
Martin Harris
Ryan Wood
Hyrum Smith
Jordan Rose Tarter
Sophronia Smith
Anne Sward
Lucy Mack Smith
Levi Larsen
Samuel Smith
Sara Jade Woodhouse
Will Murdock
Jonathan Quint
Mark Cooper
Phillip DeVona
David Murdock
Marcus Hester
Caleb Jackson
Emily Podleski
Jessica Roundy
Bill Crabb
Asa Phelps
Annie Abbott
Edith Gates
Wayne Grace
First Land Agent
Charles Howerton
Second Land Agent
Kevin Stillwell
First Man
Bruce Taylor
First Member
Sheri Mann Stewart
First Woman
Marc Macaulay
Land Speculator
Stephen Gentry
Second Man
Zane Miller
First Suitor
Joseph Wilkins
Second Member
Tom Turbiville
Teamster
Carey Jones
Third Man
James Van Harper
Wagon Master
Richie Dye
Clinton Roundy
Laura Whyte
Aunt Helen
Terry Haskell
First Troublemaker
Terry Londeree
Parson
Jarron Vosburg
Young Joseph
Thais Albert
Cousin Sabina
Bruce McKinnon
Preacher
William David Witt
Man on the bench
William J. Mode
Pipe smoking tavern patron (uncredited)
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