Description: | James Caan (The Godfather, Misery), Jane Fonda (Coming Home, Barbarella) and Jason Robards (Magnolia, Once Upon a Time in the West) headline Alan J. Pakula's (Klute, All the President's Men) seminal western, Comes a Horseman. Set in the late days of World War II, Ella Connors (Fonda) joins forces with fellow rancher Frank Athearn (Caan) in a battle to save their land from greedy cattle baron Jacob «J.W.» Ewing (Robards). Richard Farnsworth's (Misery) portrayal of aging cowhand Dodger earned him an Academy Award® nomination for Best Supporting Actor and George Grizzard (Advise & Consent) and Mark Harmon (TV's NCIS, Summer School) round out the cast. Michael Small (Marathon Man) contributes the music with photography by Gordon Willis (Annie Hall) in this «enormously beautiful» (Newsweek) modern-day western. Comes a Horseman is presented using the best available elements. DIRECTOR:Alan J. Pakula ACTORS:James Caan, Jane Fonda, Jason Robards, Richard Farnsworth, Jim Davis, Mark Harmon, George Grizzard FEATURES:- Rating: PG
- Genre: Action
- Year of Release: 1978
- Run Time: 119 Minutes
- Region: A
- Subtitles:ENGLISH
- Original Langauge: ENGLISH
- Discs: 1
- Aspect Ratio: 2.39:1
- Video Color
- Mono
Comes a HorsemanIn post-World War II Colorado, willful rancher Ella Connors (Jane Fonda) reluctantly took returned veteran neighbor Frank Athearn (James Caan) as an ally to fend off the takeover efforts of local land baron J.W. Ewing (Jason Robards). None of them, though, may be able to deal with determined oil interests ready to move in. Alan J. Pakula's lavishly photographed drama of the "new West" also stars Richard Farnsworth, Jim Davis, George Grizzard, Mark Harmon. 118 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English |