Zandy Allan purchases a mail-order bride, Hannah Lund. He treats her as a possession, without respect or humanity, until their shared ordeal as they struggle to survive develops in him a growing love.
Gene Hackman
as Zandy Allen
Liv Ullmann
as Hanna Lund
Eileen Heckart
as Ma Allan
Susan Tyrrell
as Marai Cordova
Harry Dean Stanton
as Songer
Joe Santos
as Frank Gallo
Frank Cady
as Pa Allan
Sam Bottoms
as Mel Allan
Bob Simpson
as Bill Pincus
Carl Pitti
as Man (uncredited)