Lonesome Dove (miniseries)

Lonesome Dove
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Based on	Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry
Written by	William D. Wittliff (teleplay)
Directed by	Simon Wincer
Starring	Robert Duvall Tommy Lee Jones Danny Glover Diane Lane Anjelica Huston
Composer	Basil Poledouris
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of episodes	4
Production
Producers	Dyson Lovell Suzanne de Passe
Cinematography	Douglas Milsome
Editor	Corky Ehlers
Running time	384 minutes
Production companies	Motown Productions Pangaea Qintex Entertainment[1]
Budget	$20 million[1]
Original release
Network	CBS
Release	February 5 (1989-02-05) – February 8, 1989 (1989-02-08)
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Lonesome Dove is a 1989 American epic Western adventure television miniseries directed by Simon Wincer. It is a four-part adaptation of the 1985 novel of the same name by Larry McMurtry and is the first installment in the Lonesome Dove series. The novel was based upon a screenplay by Peter Bogdanovich and McMurtry. The miniseries stars an ensemble cast headed by Robert Duvall as Augustus McCrae and Tommy Lee Jones as Woodrow Call. The series was originally broadcast by CBS from February 5 to 8, 1989, drawing a huge viewing audience, earning numerous awards, and reviving both the television Western and the miniseries.

An estimated 26 million homes tuned in to watch Lonesome Dove, unusually high numbers at that time for both a Western and a miniseries. By the show's end, it had earned huge ratings and virtually revamped the entire 1989–1990 television season. A favorite with audiences, as well as critics, Lonesome Dove garnered many honors and awards. At the 1989 Emmy Awards, the miniseries had 18 nominations and seven wins, including one for director Simon Wincer. Lonesome Dove also won two Golden Globes, for Best Miniseries and Best Actor in a Miniseries (Robert Duvall).