A young man leaves Ireland with his landlord's daughter after some trouble with her father, and they dream of owning land at the big giveaway in Oklahoma ca. 1893. When they get to the new land, they find jobs and begin saving money. The man becomes a local barehands boxer, and rides in glory until he is beaten, then his employers steal all the couple's money and they must fight off starvation in the winter, and try to keep their dream of owning land alive. Meanwhile, the woman's parents find out where she has gone and have come to America to find her and take her back.

Keywords: father-murder, american-dream, suspicion-of-murder, lovers, kiss,

Title: Far and Away
Imdb rate: 6.6
Imdb votes: 58,411
Year: 1992
Language: English
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Romance, Western
Country: USA
Director: Ron Howard
Writers: Bob Dolman (story), Ron Howard (story), Bob Dolman (screenplay)
Actors:
Tom Cruise
Nicole Kidman
Thomas Gibson
Robert Prosky

Awards: 3 nominations.