In 1935 rural Texas, recently widowed Edna Spaulding struggles to survive with two small children, a farm to run, and very little money in the bank - not to mention a deadly tornado and the unwelcome presence of the Ku Klux Klan. Edna is aided by her beautician sister, Margaret; a blind boarder, Mr. Will; and a would-be thief, Moze, who decides to teach Edna how to plant and harvest cotton.
Unfortunately the movie Places in the Heart is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Directing | Robert Benton | Director |
| Visual Effects | Bran Ferren | Visual Effects Director |
| Production | Arlene Donovan | Producer |
| Editing | Carol Littleton | Editor |
| Sound | John Kander | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Michael Hausman | Executive Producer |
| Art | Gene Callahan | Production Design |
| Production | Howard Feuer | Casting |
| Art | Lee Poll | Set Decoration |
| Production | Jeremy Ritzer | Casting |
| Art | Sydney Z. Litwack | Art Direction |
| Art | Derek R. Hill | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ann Roth | Costume Design |
| Camera | Néstor Almendros | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Robert Benton | Writer |
| Crew | Howard Shore | Additional Music |
