Far and Away (1992)

US:: PG-13 Adventure Drama Romance Western

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 giveaway in Oklahoma ca. 1893. When they get to the new land, they find jobs and begin saving money. The man becomes a local barehands 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 America to find her and take her back.

Updated May 10 2020

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1992-05-22

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Keywords:

1880s father murder american dream suspicion of murder lovers kiss irish boxing

FACTS

Runtime: 140 mins Revenue: $137,783,840 Budget: $60,000,000 Rating: 6.7 Tag Line: What they needed was a country big enough for their dreams.

Cast

Tom Cruise

Maj. William "Bill" Cage

Nicole Kidman

Patricia Wallace

Cyril Cusack

Cpl. Taylor

Robert Prosky

Leo

Thomas Gibson

Kanaka

Jared Harris

Lord Portley-Rind

Barbara Babcock

Abigail St. Croix

Michelle Johnson

Jessica Cole