Broken Trail / Comanche Moon / The Shadow Riders

The Shadow Riders (1982)

Three years after "The Sacketts," Tom Selleck, Sam Elliott, and Ben Johnson reteam in another saga based on the works of Louis L’Amour. Two Texas brothers who fought on opposite sides during the Civil War return home to find their family abducted by renegade Confederate soldiers. Co-stars Katharine Ross and Jane Greer. 96 min. C/Rtg: PG

Broken Trail (2006)

Directed by Walter Hill ("The Warriors"), this AMC miniseries set in 1897 follows an elderly cowboy and his estranged nephew as they sell horses to the British military for use in the Boer War. While travelling from Oregon to Wyoming, they encounter five Chinese orphan girls whom they must protect from kidnappers involved with a dangerous prostitution ring. Robert Duvall, Thomas Haden Church, Todd Allen star. 184 min. C/Rtg: NR

Comanche Moon (2008)

Adapted from the novel linking Larry McMurtry’s "Lonesome Dove" to "Dead Man’s Walk," this miniseries follows Texas Rangers McCrae (Steve Zahn) and Call (Karl Urban) as they return home from a mission to capture a Comanche horse thief, only to discover their love lives in disarray. Reeling from these personal travails, the men are then asked to rescue their kidnapped captain. Elizabeth Banks, Val Kilmer, Rachel Griffiths co-star. 4 3/4 hrs. C