Music is by michael small and cinematography by gordon willis. Comes a horseman is an ambitious and original debut thriller by a fine new writer. Jane fonda plays an independently minded rancher assisted by a veteran cowboy in richard farnsworth. Ella connors is a single woman who gets pressured to sell her failing cattle farm to her corrupt ex suitor, jacob ewing. The th national society of film critics awards, given on 4 january 1979, honored the best filmmaking of 1978. The horse that was dragging him veered from its course and caused him to hit his head on a fencepost. This was one of 3 movies in 1978 for jane fonda, one of which being coming home for which she won an academy award. Academy award nomination, best supporting actor, richard farnsworth, comes a horseman, 1979. 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. Alan pakulas comes a horseman is so lethargic not even jane fonda, james caan and jason robards can bring excitement to this artific.
Robert liparulo deserves an audience, because he has something meaningful to say. Comes a horseman is a 1978 american western drama film starring jane fonda, james caan, jason robards, and richard farnsworth, directed by alan j. The ball was rolling, dick followed up comes a horseman with his most famous part as the grey fox. Comes a horseman is an unforgettable saga of unrelenting action, adventure and romance on the american frontier. A woman rancher jane fonda reluctantly joins forces.
Comes a horseman is about 2 fbi agents who need to find a serial killer, but while finding him their lives become in danger too. Actor richard farnsworth, a former stuntman and twotime academy award nominee, died of a selfinflicted gunshot wound friday night. Farnsworth, a former stuntman, received a nomination for the academy award for best supporting actor for his performance. Comes a horseman, is one of those books you just get into that you dont want to put down. Set in the american west of the 1940s, director alan j. Comes a horseman 1978 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. He is best known for his performances in the grey fox 1982, for which he received a golden globe award nomination, anne of green gables 1985, misery 1990, and the straight story 1999, for which he received a nomination for the academy award for best actor. 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. The straight story 1999 at age 79 years and 167 days, farnsworth is to date the oldest ever nominee for the academy award. Pakula on allmovie old man ewing jason robards owns a ranch right. Its a cool morning in thermal, california, and the horses at william devanes deer creek ranch are frolicking in fields of winter rye thats lush from rare, recent rains. 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. Box, anthony award winning author of out of range prophecy and murder run ramshod through comes a horseman. The two attempt to hold out against the all consuming avarice of the big rancher who wants to.
Richard farnsworth western stuntmen by neil summers. His work is from the action thriller and christian fiction genres. The movie received eight academy award nominations and won four, including jason robards for best supporting actor and william goldman for best adapted screenplay. Comes a horseman six shooter classic excerpt umbrella entertainment. The movie received eight academy award nominations and won four, including jason robards for best supporting actor and william goldman for. The new film seemed to be offering a comfort zone, as it would be directed by alan j. Best actress jane fonda for coming home and california suite. Nbr award winner top ten films national society of film critics awards, usa 1979. High resolution official theatrical movie poster for comes a horseman 1978. His fiction debut was in 2005, with the release of comes a horseman, which is a stand alone novel.
From the mountain peaks of colorado down to a labyrinth. The scene is in the movie but is edited so that the fatal accident is not seen. Award of excellence in family movies, film advisory board, by continue reading. Pakula and starring james caan, jane fonda, jason robards. Killed while filming a scene in comes a horseman 1978. He was the recipient of a grammy award, a primetime emmy award and a tony award. As soon as i opened it and started reading i just wanted to continue, whenever i could.
See the full list of comes a horseman cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. At age 79 years and 167 days, farnsworth is to date the oldest ever nominee for the academy award for best actor. 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. Coming home premiered at the 1978 cannes film festival, where voight won the award for best actor for his performance. James caan, jane fonda, jason robards, george grizzard, richard farnsworth, jim davis, mark harmon, macon. 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 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. With james caan, jane fonda, jason robards, george grizzard. Comes a horsemansix shooter classic excerpt youtube. Comes a horseman 1978 pg 1h 58min drama, romance, western 25 october 1978 usa ella connors is a single woman who gets pressured to sell her failing cattle farm to her corrupt ex suitor, jacob ewing. Comes a horseman is set at the end of the second world war. He was nominated for an academy award for his supporting appearance as dodger in comes a horseman 1978. The original trailer in high definition of comes a horseman directed by alan j.
At age 79 years and 167 days, farnsworth is to date the oldest ever nominee for the academy award. Jane fonda sold the only clock of her house so that pakula can easily convince us that the film main themes are still relevant. As ella and frank fight back through stampedes, jealousy, betrayal, and sabotage, they eventually find love. April 1, 1928 october 2, 2007 was an american stage, television and film actor. 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. The schedule was 46 days, with 30 on locations around claude and goodnight, texas and the remainder at paramount studios, where interiors of the house and almas casita were built on stage 9. 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. Read the comes a horseman plot and find out who is in the cast and crew at. Set in the american west of the 1940s but not a typical western, it tells the story of two ranchers whose small operation is threatened both by economic hardship and the expansionist dreams of a local land baron.
With the rise of global concerns over covid19, the film industry is just one of many in a state of upheaval. Ace nomination, best edited miniseries or motion picture for commercial television, paul dixon editor, pictures of hollis woods, 2008. Richard william farnsworth september 1, 1920 october 6, 2000 was an american actor and stuntman. When not on location dick hung his hat at his ranch near lincoln, nm, where he had a small herd of registered longhorn cattle. Buy comes a horseman bluray today from the bfi store.
The two attempt to hold out against the all consuming avarice of the big rancher who wants to swallow them up, played by jason robards. When a lovely widow fonda is pressured to sell her failing cattle ranch to her. She asks for help from her neighbor, frank athearn. Richard farnsworth was nominated in the category best actor in a supporting role at the 1979 academy awards. Tonally they get it mostly right, it is very sombre, both in characterisations and. 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. Comes a horseman is a 1978 american western drama film starring jane fonda, james caan. Frank james caan is her neighbor who is being harassed by jacob ewing jason robards to sell his land and. Jane fonda was at a career peak when she signed on for the postmodern western comes a horseman 1978.
Pakula, who helmed her first academy award winning performance in klute 1971. Only an old car and an airplane remind us that the film is not set in the 19th century. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. For this role, dick won the genie, canadas equivalent of the academy award. It stars jane fonda, james caan, jason robards and richard farnsworth.
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