The Work and the Glory
2004, PG, 108 min.
Directed by Russell Holt, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Alexander Carroll, Eric Johnson, Tiffany Dupont, Sam Hennings, Brenda Strong, Jonathan Scarfe, Brighton Hertford.

Not reviewed at press time. This film is based on the first volume in The Work and the Glory series of novels, penned by LDS Church general authority Gerald N. Lund. The movie uses actual church history as the background for fictional narratives and characters. Set in the 1820s, The Work and the Glory is told from the perspective of the Steeds, a family of farmers who move from Vermont to Palmyra, N.Y.

This article appears in January 21 • 2005.

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Marjorie Baumgarten is a film critic and contributing writer at The Austin Chronicle, where she has worked in many capacities since the paper's founding in 1981. She served as the Chronicle's Film Reviews editor for 25 years.