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LONESOME DOVE is the acclaimed TV Western saga based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Larry McMurtry. As the story begins, two former Texas Rangers (Robert Duvall and Tommy Lee Jones) leave the Texas town of Lonesome Dove on a 3,000-mile cattle drive to the unsettled ranch country of Montana. This epic film features .. Read more

Starring	Robert Duvall, Anjelica Huston, Tommy Lee Jones, Danny Glover
Director	Simon Wincer
Genres	Action/Adventure

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  best tv western ever
  
  robert duval is superb I have never seen him better.the whole story and the entire cast are outstanding this is television at its very best.Even the brilliant ... read more »
  
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  - joseph ellwood
  - Ilkley west yorkshire
  - 04 Jul 2006 at 18:50
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  A good old fashioned western
  
  I watched this before, many years ago when it first came out but it's lost none of it's appeal second time around. The film allows you an insight into ... read more »
  
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  - DURSLEY
  - 05 Apr 2010 at 15:15
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  Lonesome Dove
  
  I'm not quite sure who the 'Lonesome Dove' is in this film, but I am guessing it was Augustus; quite the ladies man.
  
  An excellent insight... read more »
  
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- - misschoos
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  - Wales
  - 13 Sep 2009 at 16:05
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  Lonesome Dove
  
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  I was looking forward to viewing this film, but I found a bit long winded and rather slow. Maybe it will become more exciting with the following discs 2,3,&... read more »
  
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- - PoetDad
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  - Pulborough
  - 18 Jun 2009 at 08:25
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  Lonesome Dove
  
  I was so bored with this film it was like watching paint dry. I kept hoping something, anything, would happen and gave up without seeing the whole film.
  
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  - Monmouth
  - 20 May 2009 at 12:25
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  Lightweight
  
  A lightweight western with some incredibly lightweight acting. The storyline is glib and the dialogue is contrived and unbelievable. (The Irish accents are a ... read more »
  
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  - Woking
  - 31 Jan 2009 at 11:57
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  Lonesome Dove
  
  Found this rather slow and just didn't get into it, may be I need more patience!
  
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  - Wadhurst
  - 13 Jan 2009 at 16:16
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  brillant!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  
  What a great western!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  
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  - Newark
  - 08 Jan 2009 at 19:42
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  Pointless
  
  I have complained to Love film regarding Lonesome Dove. This is one of the finest Westerns ever made in every respect, what ruins it is that Lovefilm only ... read more »
  
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  - Faversham
  - 02 Nov 2008 at 22:02
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  and some fell by the wayside
  
  This film came to me highly-rated, and it certainly has its admirers. I'm not one of them, I'm afraid. On the journey to Montana, some fell by the ... read more »
  
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  - Oswestry
  - 28 Oct 2008 at 15:06
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  Best Darn western ever made
  
  Tommy Lee Jones and Robert Duval are perfect foils in this superb western. I was so pleased the the program lasted for several hours.
  
  Both of the ... read more »
  
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  - 09 Aug 2008 at 22:31
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  best tv western ever
  
  robert duval is superb I have never seen him better.the whole story and the entire cast are outstanding this is television at its very best.Even the brilliant ... read more »
  
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  - joseph ellwood
  - Ilkley west yorkshire
  - 04 Jul 2006 at 18:50
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  Magnetic Viewing!!
  
  This has to be the best western I have watched in a very long time. It even prompted me to write my very first review. Duval has a dominating character and ... read more »
  
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- - Peter
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  - 02 Dec 2005 at 01:17
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  Put some time aside
  
  This is the finest western ever made. Okay, it's long, but you'll be wishing there was more by the end.
  
  It basically tells the story of ... read more »
  
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- - JenFlip
  - Essex
  - 28 Apr 2005 at 23:56
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  Touching but rewarding
  
  This is by no means an easy film to watch. It is however a classic, not in the sense of over-written and over-hyped, but a superbly written drama with real ... read more »
  
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  - 03 Apr 2005 at 01:44
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  More western authenticity than Hollywood glam
  
  Lonesome Dove is a two disk four episode ex-TV adaptation of the book by Larry McMurtry. Robert Duvall & Tommy Lee Jones offer quality performances as ... read more »
  
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  - Lake District, England
  - 07 Jul 2004 at 06:15
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  Lonesome Dove
  
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  I was looking forward to viewing this film, but I found a bit long winded and rather slow. Maybe it will become more exciting with the following discs 2,3,&... read more »
  
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- - PoetDad
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  - Pulborough
  - 18 Jun 2009 at 08:25
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  Superb
  
  Whether or not you like westerns, this is a must see! A superb piece of work, thoroughly deserving every award it ever won! Disc 2 is next on my list.
  
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- - theskrebs
  - Wiltshire
  - 19 Nov 2004 at 22:52
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  Absolute must see!
  
  This is the follow on from the first disc - the second half of the story. This just gets better all the time. Again, you don't have to like westerns to ... read more »
  
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- - theskrebs
  - Wiltshire
  - 22 Nov 2004 at 23:00
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  an epic
  
  if you like a good story plenty of action and some brilliant acting then this film is for you.
  
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- - alan brand
  - fife
  - 24 Sep 2004 at 00:22
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  Part 2 of a Gr8 Western
  
  This is disk 2 of what has got to be a Classic, This is a Must if not seen. ***** +
  
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  - 25 Feb 2005 at 11:02

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  LONESOME DOVE is the acclaimed TV Western saga based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Larry McMurtry. As the story begins, two former Texas Rangers (Robert Duvall and Tommy Lee Jones) leave the Texas town of Lonesome Dove on a 3,000-mile cattle drive to the unsettled ranch country of Montana. ...