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Iowa farmer Ray Kinsella hears a voice in his cornfield tell him, "If you build it, he will come." He interprets this message as an instruction to build a baseball field on his farm, upon which appear the ghosts of Shoeless Joe Jackson and the other seven Chicago White Sox players banned from the game for throwing the 1919 World Series. When the voices continue, Ray seeks out a reclusive author to help him understand the meaning of the messages and the purpose for his field.

Keywords:

Drama, Fantasy, Sport, Supernatural, Baseball, Movie, Film, Movies, Films, Oscar Best Picture Nominated

Additional Information:

(1989) (USA) (5 Star)

Cast:

Kevin Costner	.... Ray Kinsella
Amy Madigan	.... Annie Kinsella
Gaby Hoffmann	.... Karin Kinsella
Ray Liotta	.... Shoeless Joe Jackson
Timothy Busfield	.... Mark
James Earl Jones	.... Terence Mann

Supporting Cast:

Burt Lancaster	.... Dr. Archibald 'Moonlight' Graham
Frank Whaley	.... Archie Graham
Dwier Brown	.... John Kinsella
James Andelin	.... Feed Store Farmer
Mary Anne Kean	.... Feed Store Lady
Fern Persons	.... Annie's Mother
Kelly Coffield	.... Dee Mark's Wife
Michael Milhoan	.... Buck Weaver
Steve Eastin	.... Eddie Cicotte

Directors:

Phil Alden Robinson

Writers:

W.P. Kinsella
Phil Alden Robinson