<Li> Niall Tóibín as Joseph Donnelly's father </Li> <P> Pre-production began in late April 1991 . The film was shot in Montana for business reasons, but the Oklahoma Historical Society was involved in its production . Imagine Production Co. toured the areas around Montana for a week . They visited different areas before selecting Billings, Montana . Ron Howard, whose film Backdraft was in the stages of being released in theatres at the time, arrived in Billings to begin groundwork for the film . One site outside of town was a 12,000 - acre ranch, which was going to be used to film the Oklahoma Land Rush scene . More than a hundred extras were used, as well as a dozen area actors for small speaking parts . Working titles for the film included The Irish Story and An Irish Story . </P> <P> Principal photography began in Montana on May 28, 1991 . After several weeks of preparation, the cast and crew filmed the Oklahoma Land Rush scene on July 7, 1991 . Eight hundred riders and extras, nine hundred horses, mule, oxen, and two hundred wagons were used on a quarter mile wide set . Twelve cameras were used to film the action sequences . Cruise's boxing match was filmed at the Billings Depot . Local area residents were used as extras for the sequence . After filming wrapped in Billings, the cast and crew traveled to Dublin, Ireland, to complete filming . Ardmore Studios in Dublin was used to film interior sequences, and the streets of Boston were filmed in Dublin city . They spent two months there, and production was completed on September 26, 1991 . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Far and Away </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Film score by John Williams </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Released </Th> <Td> 26 May 1992 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Recorded </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Genre </Th> <Td> Soundtrack </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Length </Th> <Td> 67: 12 </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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