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1978 Western Drama Romance 1h 58m

Comes a Horseman

"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.

6.1 TMDB RATING
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Principal Cast

James Caan

Frank 'Buck' Athearn

Jane Fonda

Ella Connors

Jason Robards

Jacob 'J.W.' Ewing

George Grizzard

Neil Atkinson

Richard Farnsworth

Dodger

Mark Harmon

Billy Joe Meynert

Macon McCalman

Virgil Hoverton

Basil Hoffman

George Bascomb

James Keach

Emil Kroegh

Jim Davis

Julie Blocker

James Kline

Ralph Cole

Clifford A. Pellow

Cattle Buyer

Allan Baker

Pall Bearer (uncredited)

Cary Huff

Army Bugler (uncredited)

Antonino Garcia Tony

School Kid (uncredited)

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