The Dollmaker

Duration: 142 min

Release date: 1984-05-13

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During World War II, hard-luck farmer Colvis Nevels leaves his rural Kentucky home to take a factory job in bustling Detroit. Reluctantly accompanying Colvis is his long-suffering wife, Gertie, a talented woodcarver set in her traditional ways. When the perils of city life and Colvis' reckless squandering of money send the Nevels into precarious financial straits, Gertie starts a business making hand-carved dolls in order to provide for her family.

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as Gertie Nevels

as Victor (as Bob Swan)

as Mrs. Kendrick

David Brady Wilson

David Brady Wilson

Christine Ebersole

Christine Ebersole

as Miss Vashinski

as Mr. Kendrick

James N. Harrell

James N. Harrell

as Old John Miller

Edward Sadlowski

Edward Sadlowski

as Truck Driver

as Mrs. Bomarita

Pat Billingsley

Pat Billingsley

as Cooper (as Patrick Billingsley)

as Irish Neighbor

as Bubble Gum Boy

Elizabeth Regal

Elizabeth Regal

as School Girl (as Elizabeth Perez)

as Mr. Daly (uncredited)

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Production Design

John Rubinstein

John Rubinstein

Unit Production Manager

Executive Producer

First Assistant Director

Daniel Maldonado

Daniel Maldonado

Katterli Frauenfelder

Katterli Frauenfelder

Second Assistant Director

Vanessa Theme Ament

Vanessa Theme Ament

Associate Producer

Production Supervisor

Chris Carpenter

Chris Carpenter

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