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A Balasaur Score of 59 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.3/10, Rotten Tomatoes 67%, Metacritic 41/100. Audiences rate it 22 points higher than critics do. Streaming on Prime and Tubi.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes67%
Metacritic41/100
Audiences rate it 22 points higher than critics do.
80 audience votes
Key crew
- Alan J. PakulaDirector
- Dennis Lynton ClarkWriter
- Michael SmallOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- James CaanFrank 'Buck' Athearn
- Jane FondaElla Connors
- Jason RobardsJacob 'J.W.' Ewing
- George GrizzardNeil Atkinson
- Richard FarnsworthDodger
- Jim DavisJulie Blocker
- Mark HarmonBilly Joe Meynert
- Basil HoffmanGeorge Bascomb
- James KeachEmil Kroegh
- James KlineRalph Cole
- Macon McCalmanVirgil Hoverton
- Clifford A. PellowCattle Buyer
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Themes
cattle driveoiloil industryneo-westerncattle baron1940soil exploration