Dalva

For the 2022 Belgian-French film, see Love According to Dalva.

Dalva is a 1996 American made-for-television drama film starring Farrah Fawcett and Carroll Baker, based on the novel by Jim Harrison

Dalva
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Genre	Drama Romance
Based on	Dalva by Jim Harrison
Teleplay by	Judith Paige Mitchell
Directed by	Ken Cameron
Starring	Farrah Fawcett Carroll Baker
Music by	Lee Holdridge
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producers	Russell Goldsmith Karen Mack
Producer	Jacqueline Adler
Cinematography	Tony Imi
Editor	Jerrold L. Ludwig
Running time	96 minutes
Production company	Goldsmith Entertainment Company
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	March 3, 1996 (1996-03-03)

Although Fawcett isn't the movie's only star, she is the only performer to be billed in the opening credits. However, on DVD and VHS home video packaging, Baker and Powers Boothe garner direct below-the-title billing.

Plot

When Farrah Fawcett's Dalva, who is part Sioux Indian, was a teenager, she fell in love with Duane and became pregnant by him. She later learns that Duane is also her half-brother. Her grandfather forces her to give the baby up for adoption. Five years later, Dalva finds Duane. He tells Dalva that he is dying; he rides into the sea in the sunset and shoots himself. Sixteen years later, Dalva finds love with a friend of her father's named Sam (Powers Boothe) who encourages her to find her son. She finds her son, and Dalva finds true love in the arms of Sam.

Cast

• Farrah Fawcett as Dalva Northridge
• Carroll Baker as Naomi
• Powers Boothe as Sam Creekmouth
• Jesse Borrego as Duane Stonehorse
• Shawn Cady as Young Dalva
• Peter Coyote as Michael
• Laurel Holloman as Karen
• Rod Steiger as John Wesley Northridge II

External links

• Dalva at IMDb