Comes a Horseman / Le Souffle de la Tempête (1978)

Cast/Avec James Caan, Jane Fonda, Jason Robards, George Grizzard, Richard Farnsworth, Jim Davis, Mark Harmon, Macon McCalman, Basil Hoffman, James Kline, James Keach, …

Jane Fonda and James Caan give stirring performances as an unlikely couple forced to fight for possession of their land in this sweeping and "enormously beautiful" (Newsweek) modern-day western. Comes A Horseman is an unforgettable saga of unrelenting action, adventure and romance on the American frontier. When a lovely widow (Fonda) is pressured to sell her failing cattleranch to her unscrupulous and powerful ex-lover (Jason Robards), she enlists the aid of an antagonistic neighbor (Caan) in a desperate attempt to restore the ranch's fortunes. With great skill and determination, the duo struggle to rope enough cattle to pay off their debts…but their problems are just beginning. Driven by a deep-felt rage against their adversaryand a growing affection for each otherthey stand tall against stampedes, betrayal and sabotage…and triumph with shotguns blazing in a dramatic climax of nerve-shattering intensity.

Au lendemain de la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Propriétaire d'un ranch dans l'Ouest, Ella Connors est harcelée par le riche J. W. Ewing, qui a des vues sur ses terres. Endettée, la jeune femme a dû vendre une parcelle à deux soldats démobilisés, dont l'un trouve bientôt la mort lors d'une échauffourée avec les hommes d'Ewing. L'autre, Frank Athearn, s'en tire avec une blessure et se refugie chez Ella…