atelevisionminiseriesadaptation,producedbymotownproductions,wasbroadcastoncbsin1989.itstarredrobertduvallasaugustusmccrae,tommyleejonesaswoodrowf.call,rickschroderasnewt,dianelaneaslorenawood,dannygloverasjoshuadeets,roberturichasjakespoon,anjelicahustonasclaraallen,chriscooperasjulyjohnson,andbarrycorbinasroscoebrown.fourotheractors(charlesbronson,robertduvall,jamesgarner,andjonvoight)wereofferedtherollofwoodrowcallbutdeclinedforvariousreasonsbeforetherolefelltotommyleejones.theminiserieswasprimarilyfilmedatvariouslocations,includingranches,intexasandnewmexico.realranchhorseswereusedforauthenticityduringthefilmingofthemovie.
