The stirring and exciting prequel to "Lonesome Dove" introduces the characters Gus McCrae and Woodrow Call as young Texas Rangers battling outlaws, bandits, and Buffalo Hump, a dangerous Comanche warrior, while on the Santa Fe Trail. F. Murray Abraham, Keith Carradine, Brian Dennehy, David Arquette, and Jonny Lee Miller head the cast. 4 1/2 hrs. on two discs. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital stereo.