A renowned former army scout is hired by ranchers to hunt down rustlers but finds himself on trial for the murder of a boy when he carries out his job too well. Tom Horn finds that the simple skills he knows are of no help in dealing with the ambitions of ranchers and corrupt officials as progress marches over him and the old west.
Steve McQueen
as Tom Horn
Linda Evans
as Glendolene Kimmel
Richard Farnsworth
as John Coble
Billy Green Bush
as Joe Belle
Slim Pickens
as Sam Creedmore
Peter Canon
as Assistant Prosecutor
Elisha Cook Jr.
as Stable Hand
Roy Jenson
as Mendenhour
James Kline
as Arlo Chance
Geoffrey Lewis
as Walter Stoll
Harry Northup
as Burke
Steve Oliver
as "Gentleman" Jim Corbett