Rent Lonesome Dove (1989)
4.1 of 5 from 84 ratings
6h 0min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- Based on Larry McMurty's Pullitzer Prize-winning novel and set in the late nineteenth century, this epic tale of the Old West tells of two former Texas Rangers who leave the small town of Lonesome Dove. They head out west on a daring 2500-mile cattle drive to the lush ranch country of Montana.
- Actors:
- Robert Duvall, Tommy Lee Jones, Danny Glover, Diane Lane, Robert Urich, Frederic Forrest, D.B. Sweeney, Ricky Schroder, Anjelica Huston, Chris Cooper, Timothy Scott, Glenne Headly, Barry Corbin, William Sanderson, Barry Tubb, Gavan O'Herlihy, Steve Buscemi, Frederick Coffin, Travis Swords, Kevin O'Morrison
- Directors:
- Simon Wincer
- Producers:
- Dyson Lovell
- Writers:
- Larry McMurtry, William D. Wittliff
- Studio:
- Acorn Media
- Genres:
- TV Action & Adventure, TV Classics, TV Crimes, TV Dramas, TV Westerns
- Collections:
- 21 Reasons to Love, 21 Reasons to Love..Modern Westerns, People of the Pictures, Remembering Julian Sands and Frederic Forrest
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- Unknown
- Run Time:
- 373 minutes
- Languages:
- English Dolby Digital 5.1, Spanish Dolby Digital Stereo
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.78:1 / 16:9
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- The Making of an Epic - 50-Minute Behind-the-Scenes Featurette
- Original Interviews on the Set: Tommy Lee Jones, Robert Duvall, and the rest of the Cast!
- A New Interview with Director Simon Wincer
- Blueprints of a Masterpiece - Original Sketches and Concept Drawings
- Interview with Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author Larry McMurtry
- Disc 1:
- This disc includes the following episodes:
1. Part 1
2. Part 2
3. Part 3 - Disc 2:
- This disc includes the following episodes:
4. Part 4
- Special Features
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Reviews (2) of Lonesome Dove
An epic tale which redefined the Western genre. - Lonesome Dove review by CP Customer
Often credited as redefining the Western genre, ‘Lonesome Dove’ is arguably the first western that had true character depth and realism, in which characters didn’t speak in clichés but spoke in a realistic way and communicated with each other with depth and emotion. Both Robert Duvall and Tommy Lee Jones are on top form, there's really no one who can play a wily old southerner any better than Robert Duvall and Tommy Lee Jones is excellent as the bad tempered Woodrow. The only thing that stops me giving ‘Lonesome Dove’ a perfect 5 stars are the production values. The direction is decidedly average and even by 1989 standards some of the special effects are appallingly bad. This is a real shame, especially considering both the script and cast are so good.
2 out of 3 members found this review helpful.
Wonderfully evocative western - Lonesome Dove review by CD
I recently listened to the entire audiobook of Larry McMurty’s “Lonesome Dove”. This film version is absolutely brilliant and faithfully reflects the book except in a few scenes and small details. The casting is great and the lead actors do a great job. The range of action and incidents keeps a good momentum and there are some convincing baddies. Music score is majestic and the only slight issue is with the slightly sub-optimal film quality - hope this could be fixed with a future re-master.
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