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.
Director: Alan J. Pakula
Cast: James Caan, Jane Fonda, Jason Robards, George Grizzard, Richard Farnsworth, Mark Harmon, Macon McCalman, Basil Hoffman
John Chard - 6.5/10
Horsewoman. Surely? Comes a Horseman is directed by Alan J. Pakula and written by Dennis Lynton Clark. It stars Jane Fonda, James Caan, Jason Robards and Richard Farnsworth. Music is by Michael Small and cinematography by Gordon Willis. It seems the ideas and willing behind Comes a Horseman are made of sturdy stuff, you sense that the makers wanted to make a reflective post-modern Western...
May 8, 2014
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.
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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 bac…
1h 58m
October 25, 1978
Alan J. Pakula
James Caan, Jane Fonda, Jason Robards
Western, Drama, Romance
PG
Yes, on fuboTV and MGM+ Amazon Channel
