Lonesome Dove

Lonesome Dove

The epic film as big as the west.

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Release Date

2/5/1989

Runtime

4 eps, 376 mins

Overview

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.

Status

Ended

Original Language

English

Budget

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Revenue

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A sprawling meditation on aging, mortality, and the pull of one last great journey, wrapped in the romantic myth of the American frontier. The cattle drive becomes a vehicle for exploring what enduring bonds mean when time is running out.

Mood

EpicBittersweetContemplativeWistful

Themes

FriendshipMortalityComing apartFreedomRedemption

Tone

Earnest

Pacing

Slow-burn

Look

NaturalisticWidescreen epic

Structure

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