About this release
Director/co-writer Kelly Reichardt's American frontier drama is an adaptation of Jonathan Raymond's 2004 novel "The Half-Life." Starring John Magaro, Orion Lee, and Rene Auberjonois, it revolves around an unlikely friendship between a hired cook and a mysterious Chinese man in the 1820s Oregon Territory. The two of them develop a lucrative enterprise that revolves around the first cow in the territory.
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Disc 1
BD
First Cow (2020)
122 min
DramaWestern
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.
Credits
Director
Kelly Reichardt
Writer
Jonathan Raymond
Kelly Reichardt
Cast
John Magaroas Cookie
Orion Leeas King-Lu
Toby Jonesas Chief Factor
Ewen Bremneras Lloyd
Scott Shepherdas Captain
Gary Farmeras Totillicum
Lily Gladstoneas Chief Factor’s Wife
Alia Shawkatas Woman with Dog
Dylan Smithas Trapper Jack
Ryan Findleyas Trapper Dame
Cinematographer
Christopher Blauvelt
Composer
William Tyler
Editor
Kelly Reichardt
Producer
Neil Kopp
Vincent Savino
Anish Savjani
Disc 2
DVDFirst Cow (2020)
122 min
DramaWestern
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.
Credits
Director
Kelly Reichardt
Writer
Jonathan Raymond
Kelly Reichardt
Cast
John Magaroas Cookie
Orion Leeas King-Lu
Toby Jonesas Chief Factor
Ewen Bremneras Lloyd
Scott Shepherdas Captain
Gary Farmeras Totillicum
Lily Gladstoneas Chief Factor’s Wife
Alia Shawkatas Woman with Dog
Dylan Smithas Trapper Jack
Ryan Findleyas Trapper Dame
Cinematographer
Christopher Blauvelt
Composer
William Tyler
Editor
Kelly Reichardt
Producer
Neil Kopp
Vincent Savino
Anish Savjani
Images
Release Details
- Packaging
- Blu-ray Case
Catalogue Info
- Added by
- Matthew Simpson
- Date added
- June 8, 2026