This is the finest Western film ever made, bar none. The Lonesome Dove contains every core element of a classic story of the mythic Old West: romance, tragedy, courageous and independent yet very human heroes, vicious yet believable villains, plenty of action, and the overall grit and determination of frontier life. These elements are all woven into an enthralling story centered on an epic journey across the American frontier.
Lonesome Dove is an 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 mini series stars Robert Duvall and Tommy Lee Jones. An estimated 26 million homes tuned in to watch Lonesome Dove, unusually high numbers for a Western at that time.