
Comes a Horseman (1978)
She was as strong as the land for which she fought. And as vulnerable.
118 min
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.
- Release date
- October 25, 1978
- Country of origin
- United States
- Box office
- $9,585,769
Trailer
Cast
- James Caan as Frank
- Jane Fonda as Ella
- Jason Robards as Ewing
- George Grizzard as Neil Atkinson
- Richard Farnsworth as Dodger
- Jim Davis as Julie Blocker
- Mark Harmon as Billy Joe Meynert
- Macon McCalman as Hoverton
- Basil Hoffman as George Bascomb
- James Kline as Ralph Cole
Crew
- Alan J. Pakula · Director
- Dennis Lynton Clark · Writer
- Gene Kirkwood · Producer
- Dan Paulson · Producer
- Michael Small · Composer
- Gordon Willis · Cinematographer
- Marion Rothman · Editor
- Isabel Halliburton · Casting director
- George Jenkins · Production designer