Bitter Harvest A farmer's herd sickens and dies, then his family and neighbors fall ill, so he bucks the state agricultural establishment as he pursues the politically-explosive investigation of how his farm, family, and friends came to be poisoned. Details Casts Videos Posters Title Bitter Harvest Release Date 1981-05-18 Runtime 01 Hours 34 Minutes Genres Drama TV Movie Production Companies Charles Fries Productions Production Countries United States of America Ron Howard... Ned De Vries... Art Carney... Walter Peary... Tarah Nutter... Kate De Vries... David Knell... Brandon... Barry Corbin... Dr. Agajanian... Richard Dysart... Dr. Morton Freeman... Michael Bond... Dr. Bill DeJong... Jim Haynie... Doc Vandecamp... Robert Hirschfeld... Harold... G.W. Bailey... Jim Laszlo... Robert Behling... Art... Ken Hixon... Williams... Dwight Schultz... Schlatter... Joe Miksak... Al... Charlotte Stewart... Mrs. Laszlo... Will Marchetti... Farmer #3... Ross McKerras... Man #1... Terry David Mulligan... Man #2... Frank Papia... Plant Manager... John Argue... Chairman... Al Cingolani... Harley... Linda Stuart... Secretary... Matthew Locricchio... Worker... Christopher Kriesa... Marshall... J.E. Freeman... Farmer #2... Bill Reddick... ... Bitter Harvest 1981 NBC Movie Promo Ron Howard (Trailer) Original Size (1000x1502)