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Legends of the Fall: Everett Collection

Legends of the Fall

Is the way one deals with the aftermath of war merely a matter of temperament? That's what this epic suggests. Three Montana brothers — Tristan (Brad Pitt, shown), Alfred (Aidan Quinn), and Samuel (Henry Thomas) enlist to fight in World War I. Tristan and Alfred watch in horror as Samuel is killed on the battlefield. The brooding Tristan tries to run from his grief, wandering around the globe on a years-long quest for self-annihilation, while the stolid Alfred returns home, marries the woman all three brothers loved (Julia Ormond), and becomes a rising politician. For both men, however, character is destiny, and neither is ever very far from tragedy and violence.