This follow-up to the acclaimed made-for-TV movies Sarah, Plain and Tall and
Skylark finds Sarah (
Glenn Close) and her husband Jacob (
Christopher Walken) dealing with the trials of life on their Kansas farm in 1918. Jacob must contend with the unexpected arrival of John (
Jack Palance), his father, who left him and his mother behind many years ago, while Sarah is worried about her eldest daughter Anna (Lexi Randall), who has left home to help treat the victims of the influenza epidemic. Anna, meanwhile, has worries of her own, as her boyfriend has just shipped out to fight in WWI. Based on the novel by Patricia MacLachlan, Sarah, Plain & Tall: Winter's End was produced as part of the award-winning anthology series
Hallmark Hall of Fame. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide