Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman star in the criticalIy-acclaimed romantic adventure from director Ron Howard. This breathtaking epic opens on the west coast of IreIand, 1892. Joseph Donelly (Cruise), a poor tenant farmer, is determined to bring an oppressive landlord to justice. lnstead, he finds himseIf accompanying the landIord's daughter, Shannon (Kidman), to America in a quest for Iand. Arriving in Boston, Joseph finds a place for them to Iive while proving a naturaI at bare-fisted boxing. But his triumph is short-Iived as he and Shannon are thrown out into the bitter cold. Joseph sets off for work on the railroad, until a passing wagon train reminds him of his originaI goal to possess his own land. Preparing to stake his claim in the new territory, he runs into Shannon, who is unhappiIy reunited with her former fiance. In the excitement of the Oklahoma land rush, they realize their dreams of land and Iife together in this grand-scale adventure. |