Lonesome Dove
The epic film as big as the west.
TV-141989•1h 30m•7.9/10
DramaWestern
Ratings
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7.9/10(216)
A pair of longtime friends and former Texas Rangers crave one last adventure before hanging-up their spurs. After stealing over a thousand head of cattle from rustlers south of the border, they recruit an unlikely crew of hands to drive the herd 3,000 miles north to the grasslands of Montana.
Production
Motown Productions, Wittliff - Pangaea, Taurus Film, Halcyon Studios
Language
EN
Status
Ended
First Aired
February 5, 1989
Last Aired
February 8, 1989
Networks
CBS
Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
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Seasons & Episodes
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Season
E1
Leaving
Air date: 1989-02-05
Larry McMurtry's saga opens with two former Texas Rangers beginning a cattle drive to Montana.
E2
On the Trail
Air date: 1989-02-06
A deadly pursuit on the plains pits Gus against a sadistic renegade named Blue Duck.
E3
The Plains
Air date: 1989-02-07
Off the trail, Jake falls in with bad company, while Gus shares a bittersweet reunion with an old flame.
E4
Return
Air date: 1989-02-08
A tragedy in the Montana Territory exacts a painful promise from Call that takes him on a haunting mission back to Texas. Conclusion.
Cast
Robert Duvall
Augustus "Gus" McCrae
Tommy Lee Jones
Woodrow F. Call
Diane Lane
Lorena Wood Parker
Robert Urich
Jake Spoon
D. B. Sweeney
Dish Boggett
Danny Glover
Joshua Deets
Rick Schroder
Newt Dobbs
Glenne Headly
Elmira Boot Johnson
Steve Buscemi
Luke
Anjelica Huston
Clara Forsythe Allen
Frederic Forrest
Blue Duck
Barry Corbin
Roscoe Brown
Chris Cooper
July Johnson
William Sanderson
Lippy Jones
Timothy Scott
Pea Eye Parker
Barry Tubb
Jasper Fant
Gavan O'Herlihy
Dan Suggs
Frederick Coffin
Big Zwey
Travis Swords
Allan O'Brien
Kevin O'Morrison
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