A young free-spirited Irish woman from an affluent Protestant family spontaneously befriends a street-smart commoner cheated by her family’s hostile land takeovers. They escape to America, ready to take advantage of the 19th century Oklahoma land rush.

Tom Cruise
as Joseph Donnelly

Nicole Kidman
as Shannon Christie

Thomas Gibson
as Stephen Chase

Robert Prosky
as Daniel Christie

Barbara Babcock
as Nora Christie

Cyril Cusack
as Danty Duff

Eileen Pollock
as Mary Kay

Colm Meaney
as Kelly

Douglas Gillison
as Dermody

Michelle Johnson
as Grace