The Migrants (1974)
A look at the lives of migratory farm workers, focusing on one family.
Top billed cast
Cloris LeachmanViola Barlow
Ron HowardLyle Barlow
Sissy SpacekWanda Trimpin
Cindy WilliamsBetty
Ed LauterMr. Barlow
Lisa LucasMolly Barlow
Mills WatsonHec Campbell
David ClennonTom Trimpin
Dinah EnglundBillie Jean Barlow
Brad SullivanJohnson
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