A young man leaves Ireland with his landlord’s daughter after some trouble with her father, and they dream of owning land at the big give-away in Oklahoma ca. 1893. When they get to the new land, they find jobs and begin saving money. The man becomes a local bare-hands boxer, and rides in glory until he is beaten, then his employers steal all the couple’s money and they must fight off starvation in the winter, and try to keep their dream of owning land alive. Meanwhile, the woman’s parents find out where she has gone and have come to the U.S. to find her and take her back.
Release Date: 22 May 1992Runtime: 140 min
Stars:
- Barbara Babcock
- Barry McGovern
- Colm Meaney
- Cyril Cusack
- Douglas Gillison
- Eileen Pollock
- Gary Lee Davis
- Jared Harris
- Michelle Johnson
- Niall Toibin
- Nicole Kidman
- Robert Prosky
- Thomas Gibson
- Tom Cruise
- Wayne Grace
Director: Ron Howard
