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Plot. In 1945, Jewel Hilburn ( Farrah Fawcett ), 39, and her husband Leston ( Patrick Bergin ), 41, are living in poverty in rural Mississippi, and raising their four children: Raylene ( Rachel Skarsten ), Burton (Kyle Fairlie), Wilman ( Max Morrow ), and Annie (Alexis Vandermaelen).
- Drama
Feb 7, 2001 · Jewel: Directed by Paul Shapiro. With Farrah Fawcett, Patrick Bergin, Cicely Tyson, Ashley Wolfe. In the 1940s a 40-year-old woman with four healthy children gives birth to a girl with Down syndrome.
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- Drama
- Paul Shapiro
- 2001-02-07
A loving mother and wife (Farrah Fawcett) in 1940s Mississippi focuses her undivided attention on her newborn child who has Down syndrome.
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- Paul Shapiro
- TV-PG
- Farrah Fawcett
In rural 1945 Mississippi, Jewel Hilburn and her husband Leston have four healthy children. At the age of 40, Jewel gives birth to Brenda Kay, a fifth child with Down's Syndrome. Desperately wanting the child to beat the odds, Jewel focuses her undivided attention and love upon the child and, as...
- Paul Shapiro
- Farrah Fawcett
Jewel. 2001 · 1 hr 31 min. PG. Drama. In the 1940s, a rural Mississippi woman with four healthy children battles poverty and social stigma to raise her baby girl, who has Down Syndrome. Subtitles: English. Starring: Farrah Fawcett Cicely Tyson Patrick Bergin. Directed by: Paul Shapiro.
- Paul Shapiro
- January 1, 2001
- 91 min
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Feb 7, 2001 · In the 1940s a 40-year-old woman with five healthy children gives birth to a girl with Down's syndrome.