jack palance and ( john witting ) and be usually a bad guy in most of his film and in this film and he show his great acting talent above and beyond my expectation . john witting unexpectedly return to his son farm after year and year of separation . christopher walken and ( jacob ) and have a hard time try to accept his father appearance after he spend the night in the family barn . jacob son and young daughter greet their new grandpa and accept him just a he be and a very old man and at the end of his rope . glenn close and ( sarah witting ) and delve into the character of john witting and start to bring out the truth about what happen to him during his year of absence from the family . this be a very warm and love down to earth film about real event that happen in most family for generation to come and go .