The Work and the Glory (2004)

One Man....A Remarkable Vision; One Family....A Desperate Struggle

When Benjamin Steed and Mary Ann Steed relocate their family to upstate New York in the early 1800's, they unwittingly settle in a town divided along religious lines. After their new hired help turns out to be at the center of the uproar, each member of the Steed family must come to terms with their own beliefs in the face of heavy persecution. Together they struggle to weather the raging controversy surrounding a young man named Joseph Smith.

Cast (45)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Sam Hennings

Benjamin Steed

Brenda Strong

Mary Ann Steed

Eric Johnson

Joshua Steed

Alexander Carroll

Nathan Steed

Tiffany Dupont

Lydia McBride

Brighton Hertford

Melissa Steed / Narrator

Kimberly Varadi

Becca Steed

Colin Ford

Matthew Steed

K

Kathryn Firago

Hannah McBride

Jim Grimshaw

Josiah McBride

Jonathan Scarfe

Joseph Smith

Sarah Darling

Emma Smith

Edward Albert

Martin Harris

R

Ryan Wood

Hyrum Smith

J

Jordan Rose Tarter

Sophronia Smith

Anne Sward

Lucy Mack Smith

L

Levi Larsen

Samuel Smith

S

Sara Jade Woodhouse

Will Murdock

Jonathan Quint

Mark Cooper

Phillip DeVona

David Murdock

Marcus Hester

Caleb Jackson

Emily Podleski

Jessica Roundy

Bill Crabb

Asa Phelps

Annie Abbott

Edith Gates

Wayne Grace

First Land Agent

Charles Howerton

Second Land Agent

Kevin Stillwell

First Man

B

Bruce Taylor

First Member

Sheri Mann Stewart

First Woman

Marc Macaulay

Land Speculator

S

Stephen Gentry

Second Man

Z

Zane Miller

First Suitor

J

Joseph Wilkins

Second Member

T

Tom Turbiville

Teamster

C

Carey Jones

Third Man

James Van Harper

Wagon Master

R

Richie Dye

Clinton Roundy

Laura Whyte

Aunt Helen

T

Terry Haskell

First Troublemaker

T

Terry Londeree

Parson

Jarron Vosburg

Young Joseph

T

Thais Albert

Cousin Sabina

Bruce McKinnon

Preacher

W

William David Witt

Man on the bench

W

William J. Mode

Pipe smoking tavern patron (uncredited)

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