
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.... (Full plot summary below)
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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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| Spirituality and PracticeFrederic and Mary Ann BrussatRichard Farnsworth shines with his portrait of the archetypal cowboy--crafty, self-reliant and industrious. |
| CinePassionFernando F. CrocePakula approaches the open spaces of the frontier to escape from urban claustrophobia and instead finds reflections of it |
| Ozus' World Movie ReviewsDennis SchwartzDesperately tries to become monumental in the manner of a John Ford metaphorical Western. |
| Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasVisually superb, though: a doomed attempt to make Fordian metaphors speak a language of corrupting, intimate anxiety. |
| Washington PostGary ArnoldDirector Alan Pakula's sympathies seem to lie in the landscape, never less than exquisitely framed. But even this mute star can't fill the space left by dour performances. |
| User ReviewBill CSet in the 1940s? That's interesting enuf in itself. |
| User ReviewJames HI'll take your Ranch my dear..good movie |
| User ReviewEvelyn MWith two convincing actors in the leading role and great supporting cast, this film is highly entertaining despite the non satisfying climax. |
| User ReviewAndy JLeisurely-paced like no films are anymore, this is a solid, entertaining western about the changing landscape and values post-WWII. Its fun watching Jason Robards sink his teeth into a very sinister role, and Richard Farnsworth (in an Oscar-nominated role) is excellent as a supporting character. Another solid addition to 1970s cinema. |
| User ReviewAmir MWith two convincing actors in the leading role and great supporting cast, this film is highly entertaining despite the non satisfying climax. |