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.
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Cast
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James Caan
Frank 'Buck' Athearn
Known for
The Godfather
Misery
Jane Fonda
Ella Connors
Known for
Monster-in-Law
The Newsroom
Jason Robards
Jacob 'J.W.' Ewing
Known for
Once Upon a Time in the West
Philadelphia
George Grizzard
Neil Atkinson
Known for
Bachelor Party
Wrong Is Right
Richard Farnsworth
Dodger
Known for
Misery
The Straight Story
Jim Davis
Julie Blocker
Known for
Dallas
The Day Time Ended
Mark Harmon
Billy Joe Meynert
Known for
NCIS
Freaky Friday
Basil Hoffman
George Bascomb
Known for
The Artist
The Box
James Keach
Emil Kroegh
Known for
National Lampoon's Vacation
The Long Riders
James Kline
Ralph Cole
Known for
Tom Horn
The Electric Horseman
Macon McCalman
Virgil Hoverton
Known for
Falling Down
Smokey and the Bandit
Clifford A. Pellow
Cattle Buyer
Known for
The Hustler
Magnum Force
Alan J. Pakula Director · Dennis Lynton Clark Writer Michael Small Composer
Worldwide gross $9.6M · United States release October 25, 1978 · Produced in United States
Box office
Worldwide gross
$9,585,769
Production
United Artists
Production
United Artists Pictures
Studio · Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Canada · October 25, 1978
Theatrical
United States · October 25, 1978
Theatrical
France
May 2, 1979 · Theatrical
March 1, 2005 · Physical · DVD
July 5, 2023 · Physical · Blu-Ray
Germany
October 10, 1981 · TV · TV premiere
March 5, 2007 · Physical · DVD
Ireland
June 8, 1979 · Theatrical
Italy
January 6, 1979 · Theatrical
Poland
August 1, 1979 · Theatrical
Sweden
October 25, 1978 · TV
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