Synopsis
An epic tale of three brothers and their father living in the remote wilderness of 1900s USA and how their lives are affected by nature, history, war, and love.
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Cast
- Brad PittTristan Ludlow
- Anthony HopkinsCol. William Ludlow
- Aidan QuinnAlfred Ludlow
- Julia OrmondSusannah Fincannon Ludlow
- Henry ThomasSamuel Ludlow
- Karina LombardIsabel Two Decker Ludlow
- Gordon TootoosisOne Stab
- John NovakJames O'Banion
- Robert WisdenJohn T. O'Banion
- Tantoo CardinalPet
Recommendations
- 88
ReelViews
The latest offering from Edward Zwick, the director of "Glory," is the kind of movie that doesn't require much effort to surrender to and enjoy. - 75
Chicago Sun-Times
It's pretty good, in fact, with full-blooded performances and heartfelt melodrama. - 75
Rolling Stone
What makes Legends such an entertaining male weepie is the star shine. Though the admirable Quinn has the toughest role, Pitt carries the picture. - 63
TV Guide Magazine
The golden shadows of the waning Old West are thrown across the big screen with full reverential treatment in this solid, unsurprising rendition of Jim Harrison's widely praised novella. - 50
Austin Chronicle
The camerawork, which relies heavily on shots of picture-perfect vistas and not enough on human beings and their place in this world. When we do see the characters, we primarily see their beauty. - 50
San Francisco Chronicle
Legends of the Fall is so gorgeous that its failure to catch fire seems a piddling concern. - 50
The New York Times
These are performances that lost too much in the editing room, smothered by music and overshadowed by a picture-postcard vision of the American West. - 38
San Francisco Examiner
Legends of the Fall never makes you think too hard; its woes-of-a-proud-family formula takes a back seat to a self-conscious visual style that strains toward the level of myth.
