How the West Was Won

How the West Was Won

It's here! The mightiest adventure ever filmed!

1962•2h 44m•7.0/10

Western

Ratings

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7.0/10(479)

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.

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Production

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Cinerama Productions

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Carroll Baker

Carroll Baker

Eve Prescott Rawlings

Lee J. Cobb

Lee J. Cobb

Marshal Lou Ramsey

Henry Fonda

Henry Fonda

Jethro Stuart

Carolyn Jones

Carolyn Jones

Julie Rawlings

Karl Malden

Karl Malden

Zebulon Prescott

Gregory Peck

Gregory Peck

Cleve Van Valen

George Peppard

George Peppard

Zeb Rawlings

Robert Preston

Robert Preston

Roger Morgan

Debbie Reynolds

Debbie Reynolds

Lilith Prescott

James Stewart

James Stewart

Linus Rawlings

Eli Wallach

Eli Wallach

Charlie Gant

John Wayne

John Wayne

William Sherman

Richard Widmark

Richard Widmark

Mike King

Spencer Tracy

Spencer Tracy

Narrator (voice)

Brigid Bazlen

Brigid Bazlen

Dora Hawkins

Walter Brennan

Walter Brennan

Jeb Hawkins

David Brian

David Brian

Lilith's Attorney

Andy Devine

Andy Devine

Corporal Peterson

Raymond Massey

Raymond Massey

Abraham Lincoln

Agnes Moorehead

Agnes Moorehead

Rebecca Prescott

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