Comes a Horseman

Comes a Horseman (1978)

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

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.

Date of release
1978-10-25
TMDB
6.1 / 10 (80)
Runtime
1h 58m
Genres
Western, Drama, Romance
Director
Alan J. Pakula

Casting

  • James Caan — Frank 'Buck' Athearn
  • Jane Fonda — Ella Connors
  • Jason Robards — Jacob 'J.W.' Ewing
  • George Grizzard — Neil Atkinson
  • Richard Farnsworth — Dodger
  • Jim Davis — Julie Blocker
  • Mark Harmon — Billy Joe Meynert
  • Basil Hoffman — George Bascomb
  • James Keach — Emil Kroegh
  • James Kline — Ralph Cole
  • Macon McCalman — Virgil Hoverton
  • Clifford A. Pellow — Cattle Buyer

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