Name: Lonesome Dove
Released: 1989-02-05T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Tommy Lee Jones, Robert Duvall, Diane Lane

TV Show · Drama · Western

Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Larry McMurtry and one of the most heralded programs in the history of television, this sprawling epic of the West is the story of the last, defiant frontier, a daring cattle drive, and an undying love.

1989 · 49m

Starring Tommy Lee Jones, Robert Duvall, Diane Lane

Director Simon Wincer

EPISODE 1

Leaving

Part 1 - 'Leaving' Former Texas Rangers and long-time ranching partners Gus McCrae and Woodrow Call meet their old friend Jake, and decide to strike out from their south Texas base and drive a cattle herd to Montana.

49m
EPISODE 2

On The Trail

Part 2 - 'On The Trail' McCrae and Wood's cattle drive faces deadly situations. Sheriff July Johnson heads to Texas, and former prostitute Lorena is abandoned by Jake and kidnapped by the psychotic Blue Duck.

1h 30m
EPISODE 3

The Plains

Part 3 - 'The Plains' Gus and July save Lorena from Blue Duck, but at a deadly cost. Jake runs with a bad crowd and pays the price. July accepts that his wife has left him and stays on at Clara's with his newborn son.

1h 30m
EPISODE 4

Return

Part 4 - 'The Return' The cattle drive reaches Nebraska, where Gus and Clara reunite. Drought and Indian attacks take their toll as the drive reaches Montana, and Gus is wounded. Call honors his best friend's request.

1h 33m
EPISODE 5

The Making of an Epic

A documentary tracing the development and production of the mini-series 'Lonesome Dove' (1989).

49m