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Tom Horn

Tom Horn

See him before he sees you.

19806.41h 34m

Overview

A renowned former army scout is hired by ranchers to hunt down rustlers but finds himself on trial for the murder of a boy when he carries out his job too well. Tom Horn finds that the simple skills he knows are of no help in dealing with the ambitions of ranchers and corrupt officials as progress marches over him and the old west.

Directed by William Wiard
Written by Bud Shrake, Thomas McGuane
Produced by Fred Weintraub
Box Office0Revenue: $9.0M

Top Cast

Steve McQueen

Steve McQueen

Tom Horn

Linda Evans

Linda Evans

Glendolene Kimmel

Richard Farnsworth

Richard Farnsworth

John Coble

Billy Green Bush

Billy Green Bush

Joe Belle

Slim Pickens

Slim Pickens

Sam Creedmore

P

Peter Canon

Assistant Prosecutor

Elisha Cook Jr.

Elisha Cook Jr.

Stable Hand

Roy Jenson

Roy Jenson

Mendenhour

J

James Kline

Arlo Chance

Geoffrey Lewis

Geoffrey Lewis

Walter Stoll

Themes & Keywords

heroranchtrialshootoutone man armybrutalityjusticerustler

About Tom Horn

Tom Horn is a western, action, drama film released in 1980 exploring themes of hero, ranch, trial, shootout, one man army, brutality. Directed by William Wiard, it stars Steve McQueen, Linda Evans, Richard Farnsworth. A renowned former army scout is hired by ranchers to hunt down rustlers but finds himself on trial for the murder of a boy when he carries out his job too well. Tom Horn finds that the simple skills he knows are of no help in dealing with the ambitions of ranchers and corrupt officials as progress marches over him and the old west.

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