Product: The Sacketts [VHS] (1979)
Rating: 4.0
PRETTY DURN GOOD!!!
The box indicates "in the tradition of Lonesome Dove". Pretty strong words. But at about half the length, and predating Lonesome Dove by ten years, or so, it compares pretty favorably. Perhaps not the depth of character of the classic but a great cast and plenty of action. Newcomer Tom Selleck before Magnum fame, Sam Elliott, Glenn Ford and other venerable cowboy actors pull off an entertaining and colorful two part TV mini-series, about the Sackett brothers. Herding cattle, hunting for gold, and enforcing the law these brothers talk straight and shoot straighter. Good fun and quality production values add up to a very enjoyable viewing experience.