Comes a Horseman (1978)

Directed by

Paul Helmick, Alan J. Pakula

Genre

drama film, Western film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 54m

Rated

PG

Rating

6.1 of 10 from 78 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In 1940s Montana, two small ranchers struggle to keep their land and livestock against a wealthy rancher who wants to take over their property. They face financial pressure and personal threats as they try to hold on to their way of life.

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What happens

Comes a Horseman is a 1978 American Western drama film starring Jane Fonda, James Caan, Jason Robards, and Richard Farnsworth, directed by Alan J. Pakula. Set in the American West of the 1940s but not a typical Western, it tells the story of two ranchers, Frank "Buck" Athearn (Caan) and Ella Conners (Fonda), whose small operation is threatened both by economic hardship and the expansionist dreams of local land baron Jacob "J.W." Ewing (Robards). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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