Someday, you're going to have to pay for your way of life, Tom. Tom Horn is directed by William Wiard and adapted to screenplay by Thomas McGuane and Bud Schrake from Horn's own autobiography. It stars Steve McQueen, Linda Evans, Richard Farnsworth, Billy Green Bush and Slim Pickens. Music is by Ernest Gold and cinematography by John A. Alonzo. Plot finds McQueen as legendary army tracker - turned hired gun -…
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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.
Top Cast
Steve McQueen
Tom Horn
Linda Evans
Glendolene Kimmel
Richard Farnsworth
John Coble
Billy Green Bush
Joe Belle
Slim Pickens
Sam Creedmore
Peter Canon
Assistant Prosecutor
Elisha Cook Jr.
Stable Hand
Roy Jenson
Mendenhour
James Kline
Arlo Chance
Geoffrey Lewis
Walter Stoll
Harry Northup
Burke
Steve Oliver
"Gentleman" Jim Corbett
Bill Thurman
Ora Haley
Bobby Bass
Corbett's Bodyguard
Mickey Jones
Brown's Hole Rustler
B.J. Ward
Cattle Baron
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_**The passing of the Old West with Steve McQueen**_ The legendary Tom Horn was a cowboy, a scout, a stage coach worker, a soldier assisting with the capture of Geronimo, a Pinkerton, a range detective and he fought at The Battle of San Juan Hill with Teddy Roosevelt’s Rough Riders. In 1901 he rides into the Wyoming Territory at 40 years of age where he is hired to kill rustlers, but is eventually accused of…
This has the look of a labour of love to it for the clearly ailing Steve McQueen as he plays the ill-fated scout turned enforcer and the nineteenth century comes to it’s end. Horn has been drafted in by some local cattle barons to help thwart rustling, but what he doesn’t appreciate is that he is just another tool for ambitious men and despite the advice of the benign Coble (Richard Farnsworth), most of this…
FAQ about Tom Horn
What is Tom Horn about?
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…
When was Tom Horn released?
Tom Horn was released in 1980.
What genres does Tom Horn belong to?
Tom Horn is categorised as Western, Action, Drama.
Who stars in Tom Horn?
The cast of Tom Horn includes Steve McQueen, Linda Evans, Richard Farnsworth, Billy Green Bush, Slim Pickens.