Far and Away [Blu-ray]

Director: Ron Howard Ron Howard

Overview

In this epic Ron Howard film, Joseph Donelly (Tom Cruise) is an impoverished 19th-century Irish tenant farmer who has recently lost both his father and his home to the agents of his unscrupulous landlord. On a mission to avenge his family's injustice at the hands of the ruthless land baron Joseph meets the landlord's daughter and the two run off to America together where the girl expects to claim a piece of land for herself in the Oklahoma Land Rush. After she is robbed on the boat that carries them to America, they arrive with nary a penny and struggle just to keep their heads above water in the slums of Boston. After a series of serious set-backs they do eventually work their way out West, where Joseph must fight to realize his dream and claim a piece of the American Dream for himself -- and where they finally acknowledge their love for each other. Shot in wide-screen Panavision, the movie was filmed on-location in Ireland and Montana.

Product Details

Release Date:	10/16/2018
UPC:	0191329070208
Original Release:	1992
Rating:	PG-13
Source:	Universal Studios
Language:	English
Time:	2:20:00
Sales rank:	1,721

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Tom Cruise	Joseph Donelly
Nicole Kidman	Shannon Christie
Thomas Gibson	Stephen
Robert Prosky	Daniel Christie
Barbara Babcock	Nora Christie
Cyril Cusack	Danty Duff
Eileen Pollock	Molly Kay,Molly Kay
Colm Meaney	Kelly
Michelle Johnson	Grace
Douglas Gillison	Dermody
Wayne Grace	Bourke
Barry McGovern	McGuire
Niall Toibin	Joe
Rance Howard	Tomlin,Flynn,Actor
Gary Lee Davis	Gordon
Jared Harris	Paddy
Steven O'Donnell	Colm
Peadar Lamb	Farmer
Mark Mulholland	1st Peasant
P.J. Brady	2nd Peasant
Wesley Murphy	Landlord
Jimmy Keogh	Priest
J.G. Devlin	1st Villager
Gerry Walsh	2nd Villager
Brendan Cauldwell	Tavern Keeper
Derry Power	Peter
Noel O'Donovan	Matthew
MacDara O'Fatharta	John
Eileen Colgan	1st Lady
Kate Flynn	2nd Lady
Joan O'Hara	3rd Lady
Frankie McCafferty	Map Vendor
Poll Moussilides	Hat Vendor
Pat Kinevane	Irish Vendor
Donncha Crowley	Flag Vendor
Tim McDonnell	Fruit Vendor
Todd Hallowell	1st Thug
Kenneth McCluskey	2nd Thug
Brendan Ellis	Rebel Leader
Jeffrey Andrews	Coniff
Judith McIntyre	Glenna
Rynagh O'Grady	Olive
Martin Ewen	Lamplighter
Brendan Gleeson	Social Club Policeman
Frank Coughlan	Doctor
Hoke Howell	Crew Boss
Arnold Kuenning	Old Man
Rocco Sisto	1st Immigrant
Michael Ruud	2nd Immigrant
Donre Sampson	Railworker
Harry Webster	Derelict
Mark Wheeler	Officer
William Preston	Blacksmith
Pauline McLynn	Prostitute
Joanne McAteer	Prostitute
Elizabeth Kemler	Prostitute
Cara Wilder	Prostitute
Aedin Moloney	Prostitute
Helen Montague	Piano Player Prostitute
John-Clay Scott	Boxer
Clay Lilley	Boxer
Cole McKay	Boxer
James Jude Courtney	Boxer
Jeff Ramsey	Boxer
Anthony De Longis	Boxer
Carl N. Ciarfalio	Italian Boxer,Italian Boxer
Tim Monich	Bigoted Man
Alecia LaRue	Boston Maid
Ian Elliot	Turner
Bobby Huber	Social Club Thug
Julie Donatt	1st Social Club Woman
Louisa Marie	2nd Social Club Woman
Brian Munn	1st Henchman
Bob Dolman	Honest Bob
Phillip V. Caruso	I.M. Malone
Tom Lucy	Immigration Policeman
Poll Moussoulides	Hat Vendor
Barbara Babock	Actor
Gene Armor	Frank Stegner
Rick Bartz	Detective Schutte
Jody Bradley	Alan
Richard Foronjy	Cy Tarr
Cynthia Haffield	Girl in Bar
Tony Hamilton	Bill Hook
Tommy Hicks	Captain Merrihew
Robin Jameson	Ally Barrett
Laura Johnson	Catherine Merrims
Joanne Laura	Receptionist
Barry Laws	Bartender
Paul Lyell	MD Officer
Michael Madsen	Cliff Burden
Jan Marlyn	Rosie
Macdara Ó Fátharta	John
Kim McKamy	Frank Stegner's Girlfriend
Scott Mitchell	Beaumont Detective
Karen Rea	Actor
Jerry Recter	Detective Rickey Jones
Gary Reed	LA Detective
Rick Zeller	Beaumont Detective
John Williams	Composer
Enya	Composer

Technical Credits

Ron Howard

Bob Dolman

Ron Howard	Director,Producer,Screenwriter
Brian Grazer	Producer
Todd Hallowell	Executive Producer
Bob Dolman	Screenwriter
Larry DeWaay	Producer
Casey Cavanaugh	Special Effects
Elisha Birnbaum	Sound Effects
Brian Bowes	Stunts
Andy Aaron	Sound Effects
Jack Armstrong	Sound Effects
Lois Hoover	Sound Effects
Stan Bochner	Sound Effects
Ros Hubbard	Casting,Casting
Karen Rea	Casting
Ivan Sharrock	Sound/Sound Designer

Editorial Reviews

This second Tom Cruise/Nicole Kidman co-starrer, made in-between 1990's Days of Thunder and 1999's Eyes Wide Shut, is a stylish romantic epic. Director Ron Howard captures pastoral Ireland and the untamed American West with stunning appeal. The love story is well-constructed and well-fleshed out, and showcases some fairly dynamic chemistry between the husband-and-wife team. Sporting a fairly authentic Irish accent, Cruise is remarkably understated, and Kidman plays off of him adequately. Despite the solid acting, the film's visuals are clearly its strong suit: Howard demonstrates a well-trained eye for backdrops, and Mikael Salomon's cinematography enthralls. Though the script gets bogged down slightly in the middle and lacks some substance, this dramatic period piece is a decent, folkloric snapshot of immigrant Americana.