Western ·Drama ·Romance · United States of America · 1978 · 1h 58m

Comes a Horseman

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Director
Alan J. Pakula
Cast
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 Mark Harmon as Billy Joe Meynert
Crew
Gordon Willis — Director of Photography Marion Rothman — Editor Dennis Lynton Clark — Writer Dan Paulson — Producer Gene Kirkwood — Producer George Jenkins — Production Design
Tagline

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

Synopsis

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.

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Mood & Themes
cattle driveoiloil industryneo-westerncattle baron1940soil exploration
Key Collaborators
Alan J. Pakula Director Gordon Willis Director of Photography Marion Rothman Editor Dennis Lynton Clark Writer Dan Paulson Producer Gene Kirkwood Producer George Jenkins Production Design Luster Bayless Costume Design
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