A young Irish couple flee to the States, but subsequently struggle to obtain land and prosper freely.A young Irish couple flee to the States, but subsequently struggle to obtain land and prosper freely.A young Irish couple flee to the States, but subsequently struggle to obtain land and prosper freely.
- Awards
- 3 nominations
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe recreation of the Great Land Rush involved 800 extras, 400 horses and 200 wagons. The extras were all recruited from a re-enactment society called The Re-enactors.
- GoofsWhen Joseph and Shannon step off the ship in America, vendors are selling American flags with 50 stars.
- Quotes
[about Grace]
Shannon Christie: She's got an awfully large chest to be goin' to church.
Joseph Donnelly: Shannon, all chests are equal in the eyes of the Lord.
- Crazy creditsNear the end of the credits, special thanks are given to, among others, Fungi the Dingle Dolphin (although the correct spelling of the dolphin's name is Fungie).
- Alternate versionsHere's a detailed description of all the additional scenes in the Extended Version, Part 1 :
- When Joseph's dad dies, there is some added material where the dad says, "I've given you nothing, you boys. A small mold cottage on a bit of rock that isn't even ours, full of hollow labor." Also, there is a bit where the priest there looks at the dying dad curiously as he says his last words.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Siskel & Ebert: Sister Act/Encino Man/Alien³/Far and Away (1992)
- SoundtracksBook of Days
Music Composed and Performed by Enya
Lyrics by Roma Ryan
Produced by Nicky Ryan
Courtesy of Warner Music (U.K.), Ltd.
Featured review
One of my guilty pleasure movies. May just be the favorite one! Ok, I am not an expert on Irish and I am aware that this movie is full of cliches, but every Nicole & Tom scene is like magic. I feel real love connection between them and every time I get so emotional. Every scene evokes memories of the people I loved and people I love to this day. This movie is worth it just because of Nicole & Tom, if everything else is crap and everything else is falling apart, because of those two lovebirds it's worth it! For a movie that's over 2 hours it never gets boring, it's an easy watch. I've seen this movie multiple times, it's still fresh and rewatchable. I am watching it right now and loving it.
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Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Un horizonte lejano
- Filming locations
- Billings, Montana, USA(Oklahoma land rush)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $60,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $58,883,840
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $10,194,520
- May 24, 1992
- Gross worldwide
- $137,783,840
- Runtime2 hours 20 minutes
- Color
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