J.L. Family Ranch

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J.L. Family Ranch
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Film poster
Screenplay by
Story bySteven Paul
Directed by Charles Robert Carner
Starring
Music by Eric Allaman
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Producer Steven Paul
CinematographyKristopher Kimlin
Editors
  • David C. Eichhorn
  • Robert A. Ferretti
Running time85 minutes
Production company Crystal Sky Pictures
Original release
Network Hallmark Movies & Mysteries
ReleaseAugust 21, 2016 (2016-08-21)

J.L. Family Ranch is a 2016 American Western television film directed by Charles Robert Carner and written by Harley Peyton. It stars Jon Voight, Teri Polo, James Caan, Melanie Griffith, Steven Bauer, Grant Bowler, and Trevor Donovan. It was broadcast on the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries channel on August 21, 2016. [1] It was released in Europe as Texas Blood. It was followed by a sequel JL Family Ranch 2 in 2020.

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Plot

Veteran rancher and former sheriff John Landsburg must face federal bureaucracy when an old enemy, Tap Peterson, alleges John does not actually own the family's Texas ranch.

Cast

Production

Principal photography on the film began in mid-January 2016 in Kentucky, with Charles Robert Carner directing and Crystal Sky Pictures' Steven Paul producing from a script by Harley Peyton and music by Eric Allaman. [2] [3]

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