Comes a Horseman

Oct 25, 1978

1h 58m

★ 6.1

She was as strong as the land for which she fought. And as vulnerable.

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.

Genres

Western

Drama

Romance

Production Companies

United Artists

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Cast

Frank 'Buck' Athearn

James Caan

Ella Connors

Jane Fonda

Jacob 'J.W.' Ewing

Jason Robards

Neil Atkinson

George Grizzard

Dodger

Richard Farnsworth

Billy Joe Meynert

Mark Harmon

Virgil Hoverton

Macon McCalman

George Bascomb

Basil Hoffman

Emil Kroegh

James Keach

Julie Blocker

Jim Davis

Ralph Cole

James Kline

Cattle Buyer

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