Determined single woman Ella Connors (Jane Fonda) struggles to maintain her ranch despite constant attempts by Jacob "J.W." Ewing (Jason Robards), the aging owner of the neighboring ranch, to coerce her into selling. When oil companies begin pressuring both ranchers to allow drilling, Ella's position becomes even more perilous. Though Ella thinks she's scrappy enough to fight them on her own, her chances get better with the arrival of hunky war veteran Frank "Buck" Athearn (James Caan).

PG Released: Oct 25, 1978

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Cast

Crew

Alan J. Pakula

Director

Jane Fonda

Ella Connors

Actor

James Caan

Frank "Buck" Athearn

Actor

Jason Robards

Jacob "J.W." Ewing

Actor

George Grizzard

Neil Atkinson

Actor

Richard Farnsworth

Dodger

Actor

Jim Davis

Julie Blocker

Actor

Mark Harmon

Billy Joe Meynert

Actor

Macon McCalman

Virgil Hoverton

Actor

Basil Hoffman

George Bascomb

Actor

James Kline

Ralph Cole

Actor

James Keach

Emil Kroegh

Actor

Cliff Pellow

Cattle Buyer

Actor

Dennis Lynton Clark

Screenwriter

Gene Kirkwood

Producer

Dan Paulson

Producer

Robert Chartoff

Executive Producer

Irwin Winkler

Executive Producer

Gordon Willis

Cinematographer

Marion Rothman

Film Editing

Michael Small

Original Music

George Jenkins

Production Design

Arthur Jeph Parker

Set Decoration

Luster Bayless

Costume Design

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