Far and Away (1992)
1992 film by Ron Howard
- Released
- 22 May 1992
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Genre
- Boxing film
- Director
- Ron Howard
- Screenplay
- Ron Howard, Bob Dolman
- Producer
- Ron Howard, Brian Grazer, Bob Dolman
- Music
- John Williams
- Cinematography
- Mikael Salomon
- Editing
- Daniel P. Hanley, Mike Hill
- Starring
- Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman, Thomas Gibson, Robert Prosky, Barbara Babcock, Colm Meaney, Cyril Cusack, Jared Harris
- Running time
- 134 minutes
- Production company
- Imagine Entertainment
- Distributor
- UIP-Dunafilm, Netflix, Universal Pictures
- Set in
- Ireland
Far and Away is a 1992 American epic Western romantic adventure drama film directed by Ron Howard from a screenplay by Bob Dolman and a story by Howard and Dolman. It stars Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman. This was the last cinematography credit for Mikael Salomon before he moved on to a directing career. The music score was by John Williams. It was screened out of competition at the 1992 Cannes Film Festival.
Cruise and Kidman, who were married at the time, play Joseph Donnelly and Shannon Christie, Irish immigrants seeking their fortune in the 1890s America, eventually taking part in the Land Run of 1893. This was Cyril Cusack's final film before his death the following year.
Far and Away was released by Universal Pictures on May 22, 1992. The film received mixed reviews from critics and grossed $137.8 million against a $60 million budget.
Cast
- Tom Cruise
- Nicole Kidman
- Thomas Gibson
- Robert Prosky
- Barbara Babcock
- Colm Meaney
- Cyril Cusack
- Jared Harris
- Wayne Grace
- Michelle Johnson
- Clint Howard
- Brendan Gleeson
- Bob Dolman
- Anthony De Longis
- Pauline McLynn
- Cole S. McKay
- Steven O'Donnell
- Rance Howard
- Eileen Pollock
- Niall Tóibín
- Peadar Lamb
- J. G. Devlin
- Derry Power
- Noel O'Donovan
- Macdara Ó Fátharta
- Eileen Colgan
- Todd Hallowell
- Rynagh O'Grady
- Hoke Howell
- Rocco Sisto
- Aedin Moloney
- James Jude Courtney
- Carl Ciarfalio
More films directed by Ron Howard
- Cinderella Man 2005
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q839341 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.