First Cow
"A simple western about the origin of the American Dream."
Overview
In the 1820s, a taciturn loner and skilled cook travels west to Oregon Territory, where he meets a Chinese immigrant also seeking his fortune. Soon the two team up on a dangerous scheme to steal milk from the wealthy landowner’s prized Jersey cow—the first, and only, in the territory.
Director
Kelly Reichardt
Budget
$2M
Revenue
$101K
Language
en
Production
John Magaro
Cookie
Orion Lee
King-Lu
Toby Jones
Chief Factor
Ewen Bremner
Lloyd
Scott Shepherd
Captain
Gary Farmer
Totillicum
Lily Gladstone
Chief Factor’s Wife
Alia Shawkat
Woman with Dog
Dylan Smith
Trapper Jack
Ryan Findley
Trapper Dame
Manuel Rodriguez
Trapper Bill
Patrick D. Green
Russian Trapper
Jared Kasowski
Thomas
René Auberjonois
Man with Raven
Jean-Luc Boucherot
Sailor in Saloon
Jeb Berrier
Cribbage Player
John Keating
Heckler in Saloon
Don MacEllis
Brilliant William
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