Directed by:
Alan J. PakulaScreenplay:
Dennis Lynton ClarkCinematography:
Gordon WillisComposer:
Michael SmallCast:
James Caan, Jane Fonda, Jason Robards, George Grizzard, Richard Farnsworth, Jim Davis, Mark Harmon, James Keach, Macon McCalman, Basil Hoffman (more)VOD (4)
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When a lovely widow (Fonda) is pressured to sell her failing cattleranch to her unscrupulous and powerful ex-lover (Jason Robards), she enlists the aid of an antagonistic neighbor (Caan) in a desperate attempt to restore the ranch's fortunes. With great skill and determination, the duo struggle to rope enough cattle to pay off their debts...but their problems are just beginning. Driven by a deep-felt rage against their adversaryand a growing affection for each otherthey stand tall against stampedes, betrayal and sabotage...and triumph with shotguns blazing in a dramatic climax of nerve-shattering intensity. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
James Caan
USA
Best movies:
The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980 (1992) (TV movie)
The Godfather: A Novel for Television (1977) (series)
The Godfather (1972)
Jane Fonda
USA
Best movies:
On Golden Pond (1981)
Coming Home (1978)
They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969)
Jason Robards
USA
Best movies:
Metallica: The Videos 1989-2004 (2006) (video compilation)
Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
Philadelphia (1993)
George Grizzard
USA
Best movies:
Advise and Consent (1962)
From the Terrace (1960)
Small Time Crooks (2000)
Jim Davis
USA
Best movies:
The Magnificent Seven (1960)
El Dorado (1966)
Somewhere in the Night (1946)
Mark Harmon
USA
Best movies:
After the Promise (1987) (TV movie)
Freaky Friday (2003)
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)
James Keach
USA
Best movies:
Walk the Line (2005)
The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains (1987) (TV movie)
Vacation (1983)
Macon McCalman
USA
Best movies:
Falling Down (1993)
Roots (1977) (series)
Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)
Basil Hoffman
USA
Best movies:
Being There (1979)
All the President's Men (1976)
Ordinary People (1980)
Clifford A. Pellow
Canada
Best movies:
The Hustler (1961)
Magnum Force (1973)
Bound for Glory (1976)
James Kline
Best movies:
The China Syndrome (1979)
Tom Horn (1980)
The Electric Horseman (1979)