Stars: Robert Duvall, Anjelica Huston, Tommy Lee Jones, Danny Glover, Diane Lane, Robert Urich, Ricky Schroder, Barry Corbin

Director: Simon Wincer

Summary: A classic western which tells of two former Texas Rangers who leave the town of Lonesome Dove and set out on a two and a half thousand mile cattle drive...

LONESOME DOVE is the acclaimed TV Western saga based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Larry McMurtry. As the story begins, two former Texas Rangers (Robert Duvall and Tommy Lee Jones) leave the Texas town of Lonesome Dove on a 3,000-mile cattle drive to the unsettled ranch country of Montana. This epic film features outstanding performances by an impressive cast that also consists of Anjelica Huston, Danny Glover, Frederic Forrest, Chris Cooper, and many more. This comprehensive release includes: "Part 1: Leaving," "Part 2: On the Trail," "Part 3: The Plains," and "Part 4: Return."

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Reviewed by: philreyn
Posted on August 30, 2005 12:52 PM

For me this was Open Range with a bit more bite, and story line. Robert Duvall was meant to play this kind of part, and does as well as anyone has done before in a western. In parts the story is a little brutal, but it does give you a feel of how these times were. I remember watching this as a new mini series on TV a good few years ago, and it has lost none of it's original appeal. A must buy for fans of this genre.

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Robert Duvall and Tommy Lee Jones star as Gus McCrae and Woodrow Call, ageing cowboys and former Texas rangers, who organise a 2,500 mile cattle drive for one last great adventure in this excellent 1989 miniseries adaptation of Larry McMurtry's novel. The best friends, who steal the herd from a gang of Mexican cattle rustlers, drive their herd from Texas to Montana, battling horse thieves, angry Indian tribes, and a renegade half-breed killer named Blue Duck (Frederic Forrest) on a mission of revenge. The excellent cast also includes Robert Urich as cardsharp and former Ranger Jake Spoon, Anjelica Huston as McCrae's old flame Clara Allen, Danny Glover, Ricky Schroder, Diane Lane, Chris Cooper, DB Sweeney, Steve Buscemi, and even a small role for author Larry McMurtry. Australian director Simon Wincer shows a tremendous capacity for balancing sweeping drama and intimacy against the gorgeous landscape of the American Southwest, giving a grandly epic feel to the film despite its small-screen target and limited budget, and for forging memorable characters of even the smallest supporting parts. The heart of the drama belongs to McCrae and Call, memorably etched by Duvall and Jones as the last of the range romantics. In the age of revisionist Westerns, this excellent cattle-drive drama nicely maintains an old -fashioned feeling while still showing the dark side of the American West. --Sean Axmaker, Amazon.com

Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 2
Special Features:	Interview, Scene Index, Interactive Menus
Year:	1989
Release Date:	August 6, 2001
Runtime:	360 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	A V 9200
Label:	Hallmark Entertainment
Keywords:	Two, Lonesome, Dove, Discs, Westerns
Genre:	Westerns