The Work and the Glory is a 2004 historical fiction drama film directed by Russell Holt and starring Sam Hennings, Brenda Strong, Eric Johnson, Alexander Carroll, Tiffany Dupont, and Jonathan Scarfe. It tells the story of the fictional Steed family in the 1820s and their struggles trying to adopt the new Mormon religion, and it explores their relationship with their community, with its founder, Joseph Smith and the rest of the Smith family.^{[citation needed]}

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The Work and the Glory
Directed by	Russell Holt
Written by	Gerald N. Lund Russell Holt
Produced by	Jeff T. Miller Larry H. Miller Scott Swofford
Starring	Sam Hennings Brenda Strong Eric Johnson Alexander Carroll Tiffany Dupont Jonathan Scarfe
Cinematography	T. C. Christensen
Music by	Sam Cardon
Distributed by	Excel Entertainment Group
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$7,500,000
Box office	$3,347,647[1][2]

This movie is based on the first novel, The Work and the Glory: Pillar of Light by Gerald N. Lund in the nine-part The Work and the Glory series.[3][4]

Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 17% based on reviews from 12 critics.[5]

Sequels

The film was followed by two sequels, The Work and the Glory: American Zion released in 2005, and The Work and the Glory III: A House Divided released in 2006.[6]

References

External links

• The Work and the Glory at IMDb
• See the Filming and Cast
• The Work and the Glory at Box Office Mojo