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Far and Away

Far and Away

What they needed was a country big enough for their dreams.

19926.82h 20m

Overview

In director Ron Howard’s period epic, a young free-spirited Irish woman from an affluent Protestant family spontaneously befriends a street-smart commoner gypped by her family’s hostile land takeovers before the two escape together to America for a new life during the 19th century Oklahoma land rush.

Directed by Ron Howard
Written by Bob Dolman, Ron Howard
Produced by Ron Howard, Brian Grazer
Box OfficeBudget: $60.0MRevenue: $137.8M

Top Cast

Tom Cruise

Tom Cruise

Joseph Donnelly

Nicole Kidman

Nicole Kidman

Shannon Christie

Thomas Gibson

Thomas Gibson

Stephen Chase

Robert Prosky

Robert Prosky

Daniel Christie

Barbara Babcock

Barbara Babcock

Nora Christie

Cyril Cusack

Cyril Cusack

Danty Duff

Eileen Pollock

Eileen Pollock

Mary Kay

Colm Meaney

Colm Meaney

Kelly

D

Douglas Gillison

Dermody

Michelle Johnson

Michelle Johnson

Grace

Themes & Keywords

bare knuckle boxingfather murderbrothelsuspicion of murderamerican dreamoklahomaboxerkissloversbattlefarmerland rushirish immigrantunderground boxerfight clubirish diaspora1890sintensefist fighteuphoricclass division

About Far and Away

Far and Away is a adventure, drama, romance, western film released in 1992 exploring themes of bare knuckle boxing, father murder, brothel, suspicion of murder, american dream, oklahoma. Directed by Ron Howard, it stars Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman, Thomas Gibson. In director Ron Howard’s period epic, a young free-spirited Irish woman from an affluent Protestant family spontaneously befriends a street-smart commoner gypped by her family’s hostile land takeovers before the two escape together to America for a new life during the 19th century Oklahoma land rush.

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