Comes a Horseman
She was as strong as the land for which she fought. And as vulnerable.
1978 · 1h 58m · PG
Drama, Western
Directed by
Alan J. Pakula
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Comes a Horseman
Overview
Ella Connors is a single woman who gets pressured to sell her failing cattle farm to her corrupt ex-suitor, Jacob Ewing. She asks for help from her neighbor, Frank Athearn. As Ella and Frank fight back through stampedes, jealousy, betrayal, and sabotage... they eventually find love.
Director and cast
- Alan J. Pakula Director
- James Caan as Frank 'Buck' Athearn
- Jane Fonda as Ella Connors
- Jason Robards as Jacob 'J.W.' Ewing
- George Grizzard as Neil Atkinson
- Richard Farnsworth as Dodger
- Jim Davis as Julie Blocker
- Mark Harmon as Billy Joe Meynert
- Basil Hoffman as George Bascomb
- James Keach as Emil Kroegh
- James Kline as Ralph Cole
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