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Last Stand at Saber River

As America recovers from the Civil War, one man tries to put the pieces of his life back together but finds himself fighting a new battle on the frontier. Cable is an embittered Confederate soldier who returns from the war to reclaim his Arizona homestead from rebel pioneers who sympathize with the Union war effort.

Release Date : 1997-01-19

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : TWS Productions IITurner Network Television

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Paul Cable

Original Name : Tom Selleck

Gender : Male

Character Name : Martha Cable

Original Name : Suzy Amis

Gender : Female

Character Name : Clare Cable

Original Name : Rachel Duncan

Gender : Female

Character Name : Davis Cable

Original Name : Haley Joel Osment

Gender : Male

Character Name : Vern Kidston

Original Name : Keith Carradine

Gender : Male

Character Name : Duane Kidston

Original Name : David Carradine

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lorraine Kidston

Original Name : Tracey Needham

Gender : Female

Character Name : Chris

Original Name : Chris Stacy

Gender : Male

Character Name : James Sanford

Original Name : Harry Carey, Jr.

Gender : Male

Character Name : Austin Dodd

Original Name : Patrick Kilpatrick

Gender : Male

Character Name : Wynn Dodd

Original Name : Eugene Osment

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cornet

Original Name : Denis Forest

Gender : Male

Character Name : Edward Janroe

Original Name : David Dukes

Gender : Male

Character Name : Luz

Original Name : Lumi Cavazos

Gender : Female

Character Name : Manuel

Original Name : Raymond Cruz

Gender : Male

Character Name : Paco

Original Name : Fredrick Lopez

Gender : Male

Character Name : Carlita

Original Name : Rosalia de Aragon

Gender : Male

Character Name : Joe Bob Dodd

Original Name : Ramon Frank

Gender : Male

Character Name : Royce Dancy

Original Name : Paul Blott

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bill Dancy

Original Name : Rex Linn

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cowboy #1

Original Name : R.A. Hilder

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cowboy #2

Original Name : John Howard Young

Gender : Male

Character Name : Prospector

Original Name : Von Engels

Gender : Male

Character Name : Luke

Original Name : J.D. Garfield

Gender : Male

Character Name : Real

Original Name : Héctor Mercado

Gender : Male

Character Name : Horseman #1

Original Name : Rudy Ugland

Gender : Male

Character Name : Horseman #2

Original Name : Tim Carroll

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cowboy (uncredited)

Original Name : Billy Lockwood

Gender : Male

Reviews

John Chard

@John Chard

2024-05-16

The name is Cable, and this is my home! Last Stand at Saber River is directed by Dick Lowry and adapted to teleplay by Ronald M. Cohen form the novel of the same name written by Elmore Leonard.It stars Tom Selleck, Suzy Amis, Tracey Needham, Keith Carradine, David Carradine, Haley Joel Osment and Rachel Duncan. Music is scored by David Shire and cinematography by Ric Waite. "Texas 1865. The war between the States continues to rage. Texas remains deeply committed to the Confederate cause." Nicely mounted Oater from the tail end of the Civil War, Last Stand at Saber River does, however, suffer from predictability. Selleck is Paul Cable, who is back from fighting for the Confederates in the war, he finds that his family thought he was dead and his homestead has been claimed by Union men. A feud ensues between Cable and the Kidston family, while Cable and his wife Martha (Amis) struggle to reform their love in a haze of confusion and bitterness. Cue some Western movie staples that file in and out of the plot and a finale that turns on an unlikely character switch around. There's something wrong with this valley. The war's over but the killing don't stop. Characters are nicely drawn, though, with the script allowing some mature conversations and themes to be born out within the plot. The New Mexico locations are nicely photographed by Waite, and the colours are unobtrusive and keep the feel authentic. Selleck manfully carries the film on his tall frame, he looks the part and conveys great acting skills with face and body. Rest of cast are up to a required TV Western standard, with Amis standing out by expertly portraying guts and emotional turmoil without histrionics. A good and safe time filler for the Selleck and TV Western watchers, but it really doesn't linger in the memory once the predicted ending has closed. 6/10