First Cow
First Cow
First Cow
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2020
2h 2m
7.1(506 votes)
Drama
Western

Overview

In the 1820s, a taciturn loner and skilled cook travels west to Oregon Territory, where he meets a Chinese immigrant also seeking his fortune. Soon the two team up on a dangerous scheme to steal milk from the wealthy landowner’s prized Jersey cow – the first, and only, in the territory.

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Cast & Crew

30 members
Acting

John Magaro

Cookie

John Magaro
Acting

Orion Lee

King-Lu

Orion Lee
Acting

Toby Jones

Chief Factor

Toby Jones
Acting

Ewen Bremner

Lloyd

Ewen Bremner
Acting

Scott Shepherd

Captain

Scott Shepherd
Acting

Gary Farmer

Totillicum

Gary Farmer
Acting

Lily Gladstone

Chief Factor’s Wife

Lily Gladstone
Acting

Alia Shawkat

Woman with Dog

Alia Shawkat
Acting

Dylan Smith

Trapper Jack

Dylan Smith
Acting

Ryan Findley

Trapper Dame

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Manuel Rodriguez

Trapper Bill

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Patrick D. Green

Russian Trapper

Patrick D. Green
Acting

Jared Kasowski

Thomas

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René Auberjonois

Man with Raven

René Auberjonois
Acting

Jean-Luc Boucherot

Sailor in Saloon

Jean-Luc Boucherot
Acting

Jeb Berrier

Cribbage Player

Jeb Berrier
Acting

John Keating

Heckler in Saloon

John Keating
Acting

Don MacEllis

Brilliant William

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Todd A. Robinson

Fort Trapper

Todd A. Robinson
Acting

Kevin-Michael Moore

Fort Trapper

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Eric Martin Reid

Fort Trapper

Eric Martin Reid
Acting

Ted Rooney

Fort Trapper

Ted Rooney
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Phelan Davis

Fort Trapper

Phelan Davis
Acting

Mike Wood

Fort Trapper

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Sabrina Mary Morrison

Totillicum's Wife

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Mitchell Saddleback

Chief Factor's Servant

Mitchell Saddleback
Acting

Mary Ann Perreira

Hawaiian Woman

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Acting

T. Dan Hopkins

Hawaiian Man

T. Dan Hopkins
Acting

James Lee Jones

Man with Canoe

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James Ridley

Soldier

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