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Little House: The Last Farewell

1984

A gentle, bittersweet farewell that leans on nostalgia and quiet moral outrage, moving slowly toward a tearful but hopeful goodbye.

Directed by: Michael Landon
Genres: Western, Drama
Starring: Melissa Gilbert, Dean Butler, James Karen

Overview: While Charles and Caroline are visiting Walnut Grove, the townspeople learn that a land development tycoon has acquired title to all the land in Hero Township. They are inspired by Laura to vent their anger at this injustice.

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Directed by: Michael Landon
Genres: Western, Drama
Starring: Melissa Gilbert, Dean Butler, James Karen

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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
earneststrength 3 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
upliftingstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
justice
class
power
grief
Places: small town
countryside
Era: period
Audience: family
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence none
Sex none

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Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	2
Realism	7
Romance	2
Tension	3
Darkness	3
Complexity	2
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: western, drama
Directed by: Michael Landon
Written by: Michael Landon
Starring: Melissa Gilbert, Dean Butler, James Karen, Richard Bull, Victor French, Kevin Hagen, Dabbs Greer, Jonathan Gilbert
Music: David Rose
Cinematography: Ted Voigtlander
Country: United States of America
Languages: English, French

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