# The Electric Horseman (1979)

**German title:** Der elektrische Reiter


**Genres:** Drama, Comedy, Western, Romance

**Duration:** 122 min

**Age rating:** FSK 12

**IMDb:** [6.5](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079100/)

**Letterboxd:** [3.5](https://letterboxd.com/film/the-electric-horseman/)

**Rotten Tomatoes:** [Tomatometer: 62%, Popcornmeter: 58%](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/electric_horseman)

## Description

A rodeo star past his prime steals his company's horse and rides into the desert, accompanied by a feisty reporter.

## Details

**Premiere:** 03 Apr 1980

**Director:** Sydney Pollack

**Cast:** Robert Redford, Jane Fonda, Valerie Perrine, Willie Nelson, John Saxon, Nicolas Coster, Allan Arbus, Wilford Brimley, Will Hare, Basil Hoffman, Timothy Scott, James Sikking

**Countries:** United States

**Languages:** English

**Available versions:** OmU

**Open-air showtimes:** No

**Trailer:** [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gE6BOu2dAlk)

## Showtimes in Frankfurt in original language (OV, OmU, OmeU)

### 2026-08-21 (Friday)

- **[Kino im Deutschen Filmmuseum (DFF)](https://frankfurt.ov-berlin.info/cinemas/374-kino-im-deutschen-filmmuseum-dff.md) (Sachsenhausen-Nord):** [2026-08-21 18:00](https://booking.cinetixx.de/frontend/#/show/2038440885/3566824009)  (OmU)