The film is based on the short story by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Annie Proulx, adapted by Diana Ossana and the great Larry McMurtry. Set against the sweeping vistas of Wyoming and Texas, the film tells the story of two young men - a ranch-hand and a rodeo cowboy - who meet in the summer of 1963 and unexpectedly forge a lifelong connection.
Directed by
Ang Lee
Written by
Annie Proulx (short story); Larry McMurtry (screenplay); Diana Ossana (screenplay).
Starring
Heath Ledger (Ennis Del Mar); Jake Gyllenhaal (Jack Twist); Randy Quaid (Joe Aguirre); Valerie Planche (Waitress); David Trimble (Basque); Victor Reyes (Chilean Sheepherder #1); Lachlan Mackintosh (Chilean Sheepherder #2); Michelle Williams (Alma); Larry Reese (Jolly Minister); Marty Antonini (Timmy); Tom Carey (Rodeo Clown); Dan McDougall (Bartender #1); Don Bland (Biker #1); Steven Cree Molison (Biker #2); Anne Hathaway (Lureen Newsome). Please contact SFC to add other cast members and characters.
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