Movie·1962·2h 44m
How the West Was Won
It's here! The mightiest adventure ever filmed!
Directed By
John Ford
Country
United States of America
Language
English
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The Story
The epic tale of the development of the American West from the 1830s through the Civil War to the end of the century, as seen through the eyes of one pioneer family.
Written By
John Gay, James R. Webb
Producer
Bernard Smith
Cinematography
William H. Daniels
Music
Alfred Newman
Editor
Harold F. Kress
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
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Where to watch
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Cast
Carroll Baker
Eve Prescott Rawlings
Lee J. Cobb
Marshal Lou Ramsey
Henry Fonda
Jethro Stuart
Carolyn Jones
Julie Rawlings
Karl Malden
Zebulon Prescott
Gregory Peck
Cleve Van Valen
George Peppard
Zeb Rawlings
Robert Preston
Roger Morgan
Debbie Reynolds
Lilith Prescott
James Stewart
Linus Rawlings
Eli Wallach
Charlie Gant
John Wayne
William Sherman
Richard Widmark
Mike King
Spencer Tracy
Narrator (voice)
Brigid Bazlen
Dora Hawkins
Walter Brennan
Jeb Hawkins
David Brian
Lilith's Attorney
Andy Devine
Corporal Peterson
// crew
Crew
John Ford
Director
Henry Hathaway
Director
George Marshall
Director
Bernard Smith
Producer
Alfred Newman
Original Music Composer
William H. Daniels
Director of Photography
Milton Krasner
Director of Photography
Charles Lang
Director of Photography
Joseph LaShelle
Director of Photography
Harold F. Kress
Editor
John Gay
Writer
James R. Webb
Writer
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