Miniseries (1989)
Release date: 1989-02-05
User rating:
9.2 / 10
Novel: Larry McMurtry
Episodes (4):
1. Leaving
Larry McMurtry's saga opens with two former Texas Rangers beginning a cattle drive to Montana.
Release date: 1989-02-05
2. On the Trail
A deadly pursuit on the plains pits Gus against a sadistic renegade named Blue Duck.
Release date: 1989-02-06
3. The Plains
Off the trail, Jake falls in with bad company, while Gus shares a bittersweet reunion with an old flame.
Release date: 1989-02-07
4. Return
A tragedy in the Montana Territory exacts a painful promise from Call that takes him on a haunting mission back to Texas. Conclusion.
Release date: 1989-02-08
Cast
Robert Duvall
as Augustus "Gus" McCrae
Tommy Lee Jones
as Woodrow F. Call
Diane Lane
as Lorena Wood Parker
Robert Urich
as Jake Spoon
D. B. Sweeney
as Dish Boggett
Danny Glover
as Joshua Deets
Rick Schroder
as Newt Dobbs
Glenne Headly
as Elmira Boot Johnson
Steve Buscemi
as Luke
Anjelica Huston
as Clara Forsythe Allen
Frederic Forrest
as Blue Duck
Barry Corbin
as Roscoe Brown
Chris Cooper
as July Johnson
William Sanderson
as Lippy Jones
Timothy Scott
as Pea Eye Parker
Barry Tubb
as Jasper Fant
Gavan O'Herlihy
as Dan Suggs
Frederick Coffin
as Big Zwey
Kevin O'Morrison
as Doctor
Ron Weyand
as Old Hugh
Lanny Flaherty
as Soupy Jones
Sonny Carl Davis
as Bert Borum
Rest of the cast - click here to expand
Travis Swords - Allan O'Brien, James McMurtry - Jimmy Rainey
Crew - click here to expand
Larry McMurtry - Novel, William D. Wittliff - Teleplay, Suzanne de Passe - Executive Producer, Michael Weisbarth - Producer, Robert Halmi Jr. - Producer, Dyson Lovell - Producer, William D. Wittliff - Executive Producer