Movie Description A rousing theme song primed the pump for this long-running Western set around the boomtown of Virginia City, Nevada. Amid the swinging picks and scamming opportunists of the Comstock Silver Lode, widowed cattleman Ben Cartwright (Lorne Greene) minds his sprawling Ponderosa Ranch as well as his three sons: even-keeled Adam (Pernell Roberts), gentle giant Hoss (Dan Blocker), and hot-tempered Little Joe (Michael Landon). Together, the tight-knit family tangles with the usual Western personae, usually with more good sense than gunpowder. This release features all of the first-season episodes in their entirety and with the original musical score.
| Credits | | Cast: | Dan Blocker, Lorne Greene, Michael Landon, Pernell Roberts |
Editorial Reviews "BONANZA won over TV fans the way the Cartwrights swayed their reluctant neighbors: by representing the kind of dogged, un-splashy quality that endures." -- Grade: B A.V. Club - Noel Murray (10/07/2009)
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