Comes a Horseman
“She was as strong as the land for which she fought. And as vulnerable.”
1978•PG•1h 58m•6.1•Released
WesternDramaRomance
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
Writer
Dennis Lynton Clark
Revenue
$10M
Languages
English
Studio
United Artists
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)
Production
Company
United Artists
Producer
Gene Kirkwood
Producer
Dan Paulson
Recommended
7.1
The Cowboys
1972
6.6
Australia
2008
6.5
Rancho Notorious
1952
6.5
Ramrod
1947
6.4
Duel in the Sun
1946
6.3
Where the Red Fern Grows
2003
6.7
Man in the Shadow
1957
6.4
The Violent Men
1955
7.2
Hud
1963
7.2
Purgatory
1999
7.2
8 Seconds
1994
6.3
Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure
1995
6.9
Love's Enduring Promise
2004
7.3
True Grit
1969
6.4
Angel and the Badman
1947
7.5
The Magnificent Seven
1960
6.9
News of the World
2020
5.9
Barbarosa
1982
6.5
Starving in Suburbia
2014
6.8
The Man From Snowy River II
1988
Similar Movies
6.5
Tea with Mussolini
1999
7
1945
2017
6.4
Bugsy
1991
9
Sounds of War
1976
9
Confrontation
1976
5.6
The Crossing I
2014
7.4
The Right Stuff
1983
7.8
Logan
2017
9
Mountains Clad in Green
1971
7.3
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
1983
7.2
Tora! Tora! Tora!
1970
6.8
Local Hero
1983
6.5
Tommy
1975
6.6
The Eagle Has Landed
1976
6.6
Midway
1976
7.3
From Here to Eternity
1953
7.2
A League of Their Own
1992
6.8
The Settlers
2023
Clint
2022
9
COWBOYS: A Short Film
2022