Comes a Horseman (1978)
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.
Director: Alan J. Pakula
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James Caan as Frank 'Buck' Athearn |
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Jane Fonda as Ella Connors |
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Jason Robards as Jacob 'J.W.' Ewing |
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George Grizzard as Neil Atkinson |
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Richard Farnsworth as Dodger |
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Mark Harmon as Billy Joe Meynert |
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Macon McCalman as Virgil Hoverton |
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Basil Hoffman as George Bascomb |
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James Keach as Emil Kroegh |
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Jim Davis as Julie Blocker |
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James Kline as Ralph Cole |
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Clifford A. Pellow as Cattle Buyer |
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Allan Baker as Pall Bearer (uncredited) |
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Cary Huff as Army Bugler (uncredited) |
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Antonino Garcia Tony as School Kid (uncredited) |
| Writing | Dennis Lynton Clark | Writer |
| Directing | Alan J. Pakula | Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kaye Pownall | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Emile LaVigne | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bernadine M. Anderson | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Luster Bayless | Costume Design |
| Production | Robert Chartoff | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Gordon Willis | Director of Photography |
| Production | Dan Paulson | Producer |
| Production | Gene Kirkwood | Producer |
| Art | Arthur Jeph Parker | Set Decoration |
| Production | Ronnie Caan | Associate Producer |
| Production | Irwin Winkler | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Michael Small | Music |
| Production | Isabel Halliburton | Casting |
| Art | George Jenkins | Production Design |
| Editing | Marion Rothman | Editor |
| Crew | Walter Scott | Stunt Coordinator |