Riders of the Purple Sage

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1996-01-21

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

98 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.5 (525 Reviews)

Director:

Charles Haid

Genres:

Drama Romance Western

Cast:

Ed Harris Amy Madigan Henry Thomas Robin Tunney

Writer:

Zane Grey (book)

Gill Dennis (teleplay)

Fullplot:

Jim Lassiter roams from town to town in search for the man who drove his sister to suicide. While riding toward a mountain pass, he sees an heiress, Jane Withersteen, being harassed by thugs and steps in to help. A religious sect wants Jane to marry their leader, Deacon Tull, so they can gain ownership of her land. When he steps in to help, Lassister slowly begins to believe that a member of this sect is the man he is looking for.

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