Dead Man's Walk(TV show/series, 1996)

Name: Dead Man's Walk
Genre: Western
Released: 1996
Rating: 3.2

TV-14

| 3h per episode | Genre: Western

Scripted Reality in 1 season with 3 episodes

Rating: 3.2/5 (with 10 votes)

Dead Man's Walk is an American epic Western adventure television miniseries starring David Arquette as Augustus McCrae and Jonny Lee Miller as Woodrow F. Call. It was directed by Yves Simoneau. It is a two-part adaptation of the 1995 novel of the same name by Larry McMurtry and is chronologically the third book of the Lonesome Dove series, but regarded as the first events in the Lonesome Dove franchise. In this prequel to Lonesome Dove, it is 1840s Texas, and two young men join the Texas Rangers unit that's on a mission to annex Santa Fe. While the miniseries has been broken up into 3 parts for the DVD release, the series was originally broadcast by ABC over two nights in May 1996, and was later nominated for several awards. ()

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About Dead Man's Walk

The final chapter of Larry McMurty's popular and critically acclaimed mini-series, 'Lonesome Dove', recounting the thrilling first adventure of Gus McCrae and Woodrow Call. Great Cast!

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Trailer for Dead Man's Walk + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

Dead Man's Walk Trailer 1996(Trailer, 2:41)

Dead Man's Walk Seasons and Episodes

05/12/1996Mini Series - 3 episodes

The final chapter of Larry McMurty's popular and critically acclaimed mini-series, 'Lonesome Dove', recounting the thrilling first adventure of Gus McCrae and Woodrow Call. Great Cast!

#1 | 05/12/1996Part 1

Woodrow and Augustus join Colonel Cobb's military expedition to capture and annex Santa Fe from Mexico on behalf of the new Texas Republic.

#2 | 05/13/1996Part 2

Colonel Cobb's bad judgment and other disasters, (dust storms, prairie fires, and Indians) decimate his ambitions on their way to annex Sante Fe

#3 | 05/14/1996Part 3

The survivors, after surrendering to the Mexican army, must now march the Jornada del Muerto (The Dead Man's Walk) across 500 miles of desert to New Mexico. Their numbers dwindle from from disease, fatigue, thirst, and a murderous Apache named Gomez.

Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)

Based on the work of: Larry McMurtry ("Dead Man's Walk")

Made by: Hallmark Entertainment, De Passe Entertainment

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN)

Translated into 7 languages: Bosnian (BS), Czech (CS), German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Dutch (NL), Russian (RU)

Status: Ended

First episode released on: 05/12/1996

Last episode released on: 05/14/1996

Cast: F. Murray Abraham

Creator: Yves Simoneau

Director: Yves Simoneau

Screenwriter: Larry McMurtry

Composer: David Bell

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"Dead Man's Walk - Der tödliche Weg nach Westen"

"Wildes Land - Weg der Verdammten"

"Da Morte Nascem Os Heróis"

"La jornada del muerto"

"Larry McMurtry's Dead Man's Walk"

"Os Rangers do Texas"

"Texasi krónikák: A Holtak útján"

Keywords: texas, texas ranger, firing squad

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