Film

Comes a Horseman

1978 · 1h 58m · Western · Drama · Romance

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

IMDb

6.3

Rotten Tomatoes

67%

Metacritic

41

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.

James Caan

Frank 'Buck' Athearn

Jane Fonda

Ella Connors

Jason Robards

Jacob 'J.W.' Ewing

George Grizzard

Neil Atkinson

Richard Farnsworth

Dodger

Mark Harmon

Billy Joe Meynert

Macon McCalman

Virgil Hoverton

Basil Hoffman

George Bascomb

James Keach

Emil Kroegh

Jim Davis

Julie Blocker

James Kline

Ralph Cole

Clifford A. Pellow

Cattle Buyer

Allan Baker

Pall Bearer (uncredited)

Cary Huff

Army Bugler (uncredited)

Antonino Garcia Tony

School Kid (uncredited)

• Alan J. PakulaDirector
• Dennis Lynton ClarkWriter
• Gene KirkwoodProducer
• Dan PaulsonProducer
• Robert ChartoffExecutive Producer
• Irwin WinklerExecutive Producer
• Gordon WillisDirector of Photography
• Marion RothmanEditor
• Isabel HalliburtonCasting

Comes a Horseman (1978) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]

Release date

October 25, 1978

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 58m

Rated

PG

Revenue

$9,585,769

Genres

Western, Drama, Romance

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