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Comes a Horseman

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Comes a Horseman
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PG,1hr 59min
Genres:
Western,Drama
Released:
October 25, 1978
Director:
Alan J. Pakula
Distributor:
MGM
Starring:
James Caan, Jane Fonda, Jason Robards, Jr.  ...more
Synopsis: Old man Ewing (Jason Robards) owns a ranch right next to the ranch of Ella (Jane Fonda). This is a source of two problems: Ewing wants to gobble up most of the land around the two ranches and also wants Ella's ranch; secondly, when Ella was too young to know better, she went to bed with the man, which, many years later, she considers to have been a grievous error on her part. A third problem arises when oil companies begin pressuring both of them to allow drilling on their land, and Ewing won't allow ... Full Synopsis
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Brian J. Dillard, AMG Review
Comes a Horseman won Richard Farnsworth his first Oscar nomination, but the veteran stunt man-turned-thespian provides only one of the fine performances in this grave, level-headed Alan J. Pakula effort. James Caan's insouciant veteran/cowboy and Jason Robards' winner-takes-all villain are equally solid. Jane Fonda, meanwhile, leverages a severe Electra complex and a lot of dusty cattle rancher costumes ... Full Review
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