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Johnson County War

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Johnson County War
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2hrs 58min
Genre:
Western
Release:
2002
Director:
Dave Cass
Distributor:
Hallmark
Starring:
Tom Berenger, Luke Perry, Michelle Forbes  ...more
Synopsis: The backdrop for this epic Western, which aired in August 2002 on the Hallmark Channel, will be familiar to fans of the genre and students of Western history. The Johnson County War took place in northern Wyoming in April 1892, growing out of the familiar story of big-money ranchers who suspected homesteader neighbors of rustling. Screenwriters Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana adapted Frederick Manfred's 1957 novel, Riders of Judgment, which used some of the events and people but changed the names, ... Full Synopsis
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Tom Wiener, AMG Review
The Johnson County War is such a dramatically potent event that two films, both running well over three hours, have been made using its events as a backdrop. After the hash that Michael Cimino made of the war in Heaven's Gate (1981), one would hope that this second go-round might produce a more historically accurate and dramatically nuanced production. And with Frederick Manfred's well-regarded novel ... Full Review
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Tom Berenger
Cain Hammett
Luke Perry
Harry Hammett
Michelle Forbes
Rory Hammett
Adam Storke
Dale Hammett
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