Movielogr
The Work and the Glory II: American Zion (2005)
Directed by Sterling Van Wagenen
Overview
“The Work and The Glory: American Zion” sets the story of the fictional Steed family against the historically factual backdrop of the Mormon people’s move into the West. Divided by their diverse reactions to a nascent ideology, the Steeds struggle to hold together as the strength of their convictions and their filial bonds are tested. The stirring narrative of the faith that led a persecuted people to Missouri and beyond is one of the most poignant untold tales of American history. It is the account of a valiant struggle to exercise the rights promised by a fledgling nation. “The Work and the Glory: American Zion” unearths the story of the passion behind the movement which eventually launched the largest American migration and the colonization of the West: the vision of a promised land in America.
Rated PG-13 | Length 100 minutes
Actors
Sam Hennings | Brenda Strong | Eric Johnson | Alexander Carroll | Brighton Hertford | Kimberly Varadi | Colin Ford | Sarah Bastian | Emily Podleski | Jim Grimshaw | Jonathan Scarfe | Melanie Hawkins | Frank Ashmore | Curtis Andersen | Jeff Ham | Giulia Pagano | Raphael Sbarge | Mike Pniewski | Matthew Carlton | Michael Bowen | Caitlin Bradbury | David Dwyer | R. D. Call | Milton Bagby | Danny Nelson | Andrew Bowen | Haynes Brooke | Nakotah LaRance | Russell Durham Comegys | John Henry Scott | Adam Heffernan | Don Henderson Baker | Annie Abbott | Wilbur Fitzgerald | Mark Scarboro | Mary Tanner Bailey | Stephen Michael Ayers | Rowan Arlo Bishop | Kati Massey | Brett Taylor | William David Witt | Barry J. Miller | William J. Mode