Lonesome Dove (1989): Cast
Lonesome Dove is a 1989 drama western directed by Simon Wincer, starring Danny Glover as Joshua Deets, Steve Buscemi and Robert Duvall. It runs 6 hours 24 minutes.
- Runtime
- 6h 24m (384 min)
- Director
- Simon Wincer
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Qintex Entertainment
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Lonesome Dove About?
The premise of Lonesome Dove without spoilers.
An epic western that matches the sweep of the frontier. Two seasoned friends, former Texas Rangers, seek one final adventure before retiring. They liberate more than a thousand head of cattle from rustlers south of the border, then assemble an unlikely crew to drive the herd 3,000 miles north to Montana’s open grasslands.
Lonesome Dove Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- pulitzer prize source
- based on novel
- evil man
- hero
- criminal
- villain
- good man
- texas
- stabbed to death
- deputy
- lynching
- reference to george armstrong custer
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- reference to the alamo
- alamo
- illegitimate son
- former lover
- nebraska
- bartender
- bar fight
- epic western
- crotchety old man
- f word
- epic drama
- live action
- male nudity
- 19th century
- buddy film
- walker colt gun
- native american
- death
- texas rangers
- 1870s
- hooker with heart of gold
- life and death decisions
- unrequited love
- journey
- henry rifle
- cowboy
- diverse cast of characters
- sharps rifle
- old flame
- male rear nudity
- montana
- cattle
- texas ranger
- cattle drive
- long range rifle
- comanchero
- tv mini series
- on the road
Lonesome Dove Cast & Characters
Danny Glover leads the cast as Joshua Deets, with Steve Buscemi as Luke and Robert Duvall as Augustus "Gus" McCrae. Directed by Simon Wincer; 24 actors are credited in all.
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Director Simon Wincer
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Steve Buscemi as Luke -
Robert Duvall as Augustus "Gus" McCrae -
Barry Corbin as Roscoe Brown
Also Starring in Lonesome Dove
· 20 more- Tommy Lee Jones Woodrow F. Call
- Anjelica Huston Clara Forsythe Allen
- Diane Lane Lorena Wood Parker
- Chris Cooper July Johnson
- Glenne Headly Elmira Boot Johnson
- Barry Tubb Jasper Fant
- Frederic Forrest Blue Duck
- Sonny Carl Davis Bert Borum
- William Sanderson Lippy Jones
- Robert Urich Jake Spoon
- Rick Schroder Newt Dobbs
- Timothy Scott Pea Eye Parker
- Frederick Coffin Big Zwey
- D. B. Sweeney Dish Boggett
- Gavan O'Herlihy Dan Suggs
- Ron Weyand Old Hugh
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- Kevin O'Morrison Doctor
- Lanny Flaherty Soupy Jones
- Travis Swords Allan O'Brien
- James McMurtry Jimmy Rainey
More from Simon Wincer
More films directed by Simon Wincer, best-rated first: Free Willy, Quigley Down Under, Phar Lap and Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man.
Lonesome Dove Also Known As
18 alternative titles, including “Der Ruf des Adlers” and “De red mod nord”.
- Also known as
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- Der Ruf des Adlers
- De red mod nord
- Texasi krónikák - Lonesome Dove
- 머나먼 대서부
- Larry McMurtry's Lonesome Dove
- Paloma solitaria
- Weg in die Wildnis
- Den Långa Färden
- Vaarojen maa
- Texasi krónikák: Lonesome Dove
- Одинокий голубь
- Colomba solitaria
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- Na południe od Brazos
- 孤鸽镇
- Osamělá holubice
- 寂寞之鴿
- Ànimes perdudes
- Os Pistoleiros do Oeste
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Lonesome Dove FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Director
Runtime, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Lonesome Dove, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Lonesome Dove?
Lonesome Dove runs 6 hours 24 minutes (384 minutes).
Who directed Lonesome Dove?
Lonesome Dove was directed by Simon Wincer.
More films by Simon Wincer Who is in the cast of Lonesome Dove?
Lonesome Dove stars Danny Glover as Joshua Deets, Steve Buscemi as Luke and Robert Duvall as Augustus "Gus" McCrae, among 24 credited actors.
Does Lonesome Dove have a post-credit scene?
No. Lonesome Dove has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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