| Director: | William Graham |
| Starring: | Gena Rowlands Richard Crenna Lea Thompson Justin Deas Elizabeth Berridge Darren Dalton |
| Composer: | David McHugh |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Executive Producer: | Roger Gimbel |
| Producer: | Fred Roos |
| Location: | Bozeman, Montana |
| Editor: | Corky Ehlers |
| Cinematography: | Dennis Lewiston |
| Runtime: | 100 minutes |
| Company: | Turner Pictures HBO Production Roger Gimbel Productions Zoetrope Studios |
| Network: | TNT |
Montana is a 1990 American Western television film directed by William Graham and written by Larry McMurtry. The film stars Gena Rowlands, Richard Crenna, Lea Thompson, Justin Deas, Elizabeth Berridge and Darren Dalton. The film premiered on TNT on February 19, 1990.[1] [2] [3]
The movie was about opposition to mining in Montana. According to Larry McMutry, the film took eighteen years to get made and by the time it did, he was off the project. He later wrote, "I never saw it but understand it was pretty good. The fact that it did finally get made was because Ted Turner acquired a big ranch in Montana and was seeking tax write-offs. It began as a virtuous little film, which is possibly why I had trouble getting in sync with it. I have never, I suppose, been a particularly good citizen, especially not when citizenship interferes with the attempt to make art."[4]