Cold Sassy Tree (1989) Timeline Explained – Every Event in Order

Release, runtime and language

1989 · 95 mins · English

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Directed by

Joan Tewkesbury

Starring

Neil Patrick Harris, Jay O. Sanders, Faye Dunaway, Frances Fisher, Tim Ware, Samantha Mathis

Set in a small Southern town in the early 1900s, a headstrong Northern woman shocks the community by marrying the older general‑store owner just three weeks after his wife's death, igniting gossip and challenging the town’s strict social norms. Their partnership forces locals to reassess notions of propriety and love.