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Gene Hackman, Liv Ullmann, Eileen Heckart, Susan Tyrrell, Samuel Bottoms ... see more see more... , Joe Santos , Frank Cady , Fabian Gregory Cordova , Vivian Gordon , Bob Simpson , Harry Dean Stanton , Don Wilbanks , Alf Kjellin , Sam Bottoms

Based on Lillian Bos Ross' novel The Stranger and adapted by screenwriter Marc Norman 25 years before he would win the Best Original Screenplay Academy Award for 1999's Shakespeare in Love (along with... read more read more... Tom Stoppard), Zandy's Bride is a romantic Western starring (Gene Hackman) as gruff rural rancher Zandy Allan. Looking more for an extra hand around the ranch than a companion, Zandy sends for a mail-order bride from Sweden. Unfortunately for him, he doesn't get what he expected. When his bride, Hannah (Liv Ullmann), arrives she is anything but compliant, bearing a headstrong attitude that rubs Zandy the wrong way. Although he mistreats her at first, Zandy and Hannah fall in love as hardship hits and they must struggle together for their survival. Also starring Eileen Heckart and Harry Dean Stanton, Zandy's Bride was also released under the title For Better, For Worse. ~ Matthew Tobey, Rovi

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PG, 1 hr. 56 min.

Directed by: Jan Troell

Release Date: May 19, 1974

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DVD Release Date: June 2, 1993

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  • dukeakasmudge
    January 25, 2011
    dukeakasmudge
    You gotta have patience to sit there & watch Zandy's Bride waiting for something to happen.If you can sit through it all, It's eventually a pretty good movie.I know a couple times I wanted to turn it off & watch something else but I'm glad I didn't

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March 26, 2009
Variety

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Howard Thompson
May 9, 2005
Howard Thompson, New York Times

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Emanuel Levy
July 16, 2005
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

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Geoff Andrew
February 9, 2006
Geoff Andrew, Time Out

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May 24, 2003
Film4

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