World Premiere
Sunday, January 21, 1996
8 PM (EST)

TNT presents the definitive film version of Zane Grey's classic novel, RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE. Amy Madigan stars as Jane Withersteen, a proud homesteader struggling to run her Utah ranch alone. Deeply rooted in a religious community, Jane feels pressured to marry a man she cannot love; a man only interested in her land and cattle herd. when her neighbors turn against her, she has no choice but to join forces with Lassiter, a mysterious gunman, played by Madigan's real-life husband, Ed Harris. A tormented man containing a silent rage, Lassiter seeks vengeance against an unknown assailant. As Lassiter and Jane struggle against evil in the badlands, they find themselves drawn into a tender, passionate love affair.