She was as strong as the land for which she fought. Set in the american west of the 1940s, director alan j. Comes a horseman is a 1978 american western drama film starring jane fonda, james caan, jason. The original trailer in high definition of comes a horseman directed by alan j. Comes a horseman is one of the most exciting and elliptical love stories that we have been given to think about in a very long time. Recently widowed ella jane fonda must struggle to run her ranch in the middle of the desolate west by herself. David giuntoli, bitsie tulloch, russell hornsby, et al. Comes a horseman soundtrack from 2008, composed by michael small. Stuntman jim shepperd was killed during filming on 18 august 1977, doubling for jason robards.
Staring jason robards, jane fonda, james caan and jim davis. To set recordings for the show when it airs click the schedule new recording link above. Comes a horseman ua, 1978 too long and dreary continuing with our season of iffy 70s westerns, this one, with a fauxpoetic title, was certainly one of the weaker attempts. Comes a horseman alan pakulas comes a horseman is so lethargic not even jane fonda, james caan and jason robards can bring excitement to this artific ially dramatic story of a stubborn rancher. Comes a horseman won richard farnsworth his first oscar nomination, but the veteran stunt manturnedthespian provides only one of the fine performances in this grave, levelheaded alan j. Coming home is a 1978 american drama film directed by hal ashby from a screenplay written by waldo salt and robert c.
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. Dec 25, 2014 the interrogator from the carol burnett show full sketch duration. Pakulas comes a horseman 1978 gives us a pair of littleguy ranchers jane fonda, james caan who join forces against the depredations of a ruthless land baron jason robards determined to expand his empire at whatever cost. Only an old car and an airplane remind us that the film is not set in the 19th century. Mar 11, 2008 comes a horseman soundtrack from 2008, composed by michael small. Comes a horseman movie trailer and videos tv guide. Comes a horseman succeeds because its a western not about the west, but about the people coming to terms with the changing western civilisation in a strongly character driven story. Released by intrada in 2008 special collection volume 61 containing music from comes a horseman 1978. The theme of this film is very, very american, said pakula.
On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. Watch comes a horseman movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. Comes a horseman 1978 posted on november 25, 2017 leave a comment. Comes a horseman 1978 jane fonda was at a career peak when she signed on for the postmodern western comes a horseman 1978. Comes a horseman 1978 starring jane fonda, james caan, jason robards, george grizzard, richard farnsworth, jim davis and mark harmon now only. Deliberately paced film gently recalls classic westerns of the past with familiar tropes of the genre.
Frank james caan is her neighbor who is being harassed by jacob ewing. Jane fonda stars as ella, a stubborn rancher who will not surrender her land to the local land baron jason robards. Comes a horseman soundtrack cd details and availability. A conscious change of pace, he left the paranoid thriller behind him and instead made this slowpaced western starring james caan, jane fonda, jason robards and richard. Pakula, starring james caan, jane fonda, jason robards, george grizzard. Pakula was at the height of his career when he made comes a horseman in 1978 that decade, he had already made klute, the parallax view and all the presidents men. In danemark wurde er im dezember 1978 veroffentlicht. Watch the latest comes a horseman trailer on video detective. Pakula and starring james caan, jane fonda, jason robards and richard. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Lavishly photographed, comes a horseman is a dramatic western set in the postworld war ii new west. Set in the american west of the 1940s but not a typical western, it tells the story of two ranchers caan and fonda whose small operation is. Comes a horseman 1978 original trailer hd 1080p youtube. October 1978 tv spot for comes a horseman directed by alan j.
In january 1977 it was announced that jane fonda and james caan would play the leads. It seems the ideas and willing behind comes a horseman are made of sturdy stuff, you sense that the makers wanted to make a reflective postmodern western set in post world war ii times. Comes a horseman dvd, 2008, canadian for sale online ebay. The carol burnett show official recommended for you. Comes a horseman is a very trying film indeed on the patience, one of those films thats well acted and earnest and clearly doesnt do anything especially wrong. The film was based on an original script comes a horseman wild and free.
Comes a horseman wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film. Comes a horseman is a 1978 american western drama film starring jane fonda, james caan. Comes a horseman is an unforgettable saga of unrelenting action, adventure and romance on the american frontier. She had just completed coming home 1978, the project for which shed obtain her second best actress oscar. It opens with a brutal attack on two farmers in which one of them. She asks for help from her neighbor, frank athearn. Title sequence from comes a horseman 1978, directed by alan j. An evil cattle baron jason robards butts heads with a rival rancher jane fonda who wont let him steal the oilfilled land surrounding both of their ranches.
Comes a horseman 1978 changes the movie database tmdb. Nov 28, 2017 the original trailer in high definition of comes a horseman directed by alan j. Set in the american west of the 1940s but not a typical western, it tells the story of two ranchers caan and fonda whose small operation is threatened both by economic hardship and the. But its methodology and pace are totally uninvolving and pakula really seems to have no passion for it at all. Pakula, master of paranoia klute, the parallax view, all the presidents men, directed this offbeat film noir western set after wwii with james. When a lovely widow fonda is pressured to sell her failing cattle ranch to her.
Pakulas offbeat and revisionist western is set during the waning years of wwii. It stars jane fonda, jon voight, bruce dern, penelope milford, robert carradine and robert ginty. Comes a horseman 1978 bluray 1080p yts yify torrent. Robards is resisting the pleas of an oil company that. Comes a horseman is a western set in the early 1940s in montana. If no channel is shown there may be no upcoming episodes of movie.
Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. Jane fonda sold the only clock of her house so that pakula can easily convince us that the film main themes are still relevant. Watching set in the american west of the 1940s, the film tells the story of two ranchers caan and fonda whose small operation is threatened both by economic hardship and the expansionist dreams of a local land baron robards. When a lovely widow fonda is pressured to sell her failing cattle ranch to her unscrupulous and powerful exlover jason robards, she enlists the aid of an antagonistic neighbor caan in a desperate attempt to restore the ranchs fortunes. As ella and frank fight back through stampedes, jealousy, betrayal, and sabotage, they eventually find love.
Comes a horseman is a 1978 american western drama film starring jane fonda, james caan, jason robards, and richard farnsworth, directed by alan j. Do you have any new or corrected filming details to add. Tonally they get it mostly right, it is very sombre, both in characterisations and. Mar 18, 2008 comes a horseman soundtrack cd details and availability. As ella and frank fight back through stampedes, jealousy, betrayal, and sabotage. Comes a horseman 1978 2017 twilight time bluray james caan. This site is for research, and is not meant to infringe on the rights of the owners of this motion picture. Pakula set in the american west of the 1940s but not a typical western, it tells the story of two ranchers caan and fonda whose small operation is threatened both by economic hardship and the expansionist dreams of a local land baron robards. Comes a horseman on australian free to air tv in your area in the next 7 days or you may have disabled the corresponding channel in your icetv account. Tonally they get it mostly right, it is very sombre, both in characterisations and the changing of the times thematic beat.
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