How the West Was Won poster

How the West Was Won( 1962)

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It's here! The mightiest adventure ever filmed!

Overview

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Debbie Reynolds

      Lilith Prescott

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      George Peppard

      Zeb Rawlings

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      Carroll Baker

      Eve Prescott Rawlings

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      James Stewart

      Linus Rawlings

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      Gregory Peck

      Cleve Van Valen

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      Karl Malden

      Zebulon Prescott

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      Robert Preston

      Roger Morgan

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      Henry Fonda

      Jethro Stuart

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      Richard Widmark

      Mike King

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      Carolyn Jones

      Julie Rawlings

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      Agnes Moorehead

      Rebecca Prescott

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      Lee J. Cobb

      Marshal Lou Ramsey

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      Thelma Ritter

      Agatha Clegg

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      John Wayne

      Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman

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      Harry Morgan

      Gen. Ulysses S. Grant

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      Eli Wallach

      Charlie Gant

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      Walter Brennan

      Col. Jeb Hawkins

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      Brigid Bazlen

      Dora Hawkins

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      David Brian

      Lilith's Attorney

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      Andy Devine

      Cpl. Peterson

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      Raymond Massey

      Abraham Lincoln

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      Mickey Shaughnessy

      Deputy Stover

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      Russ Tamblyn

      Confederate Deserter

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      Spencer Tracy

      Narrator (voice)

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      Harry Dean Stanton

      Gant Henchman (uncredited)

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      Lee Van Cleef

      River Pirate (uncredited)

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      Rodolfo Acosta

      Gant Gang Member (uncredited)

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      Clinton Sundberg

      Hylan Seabury (uncredited)

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      Willis Bouchey

      Civil War Surgeon (uncredited)

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      Claude Johnson

      Jeremiah Rawlings (uncredited)

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      Kim Charney

      Sam Prescott (uncredited)

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      Bryan Russell

      Zeke Prescott (uncredited)

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      Stanley Livingston

      Prescott Rawlings (uncredited)

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      Jay C. Flippen

      Huggins (uncredited)

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      Tudor Owen

      Parson Alec Harvey (uncredited)

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      Karl Swenson

      Train Conductor (uncredited)

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      James Griffith

      Poker Player with Cleve (uncredited)

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      Jack Pennick

      Cpl. Murphy

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      Jim Michael

      Barfly (uncredited)

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      Chuck Roberson

      Officer (uncredited)

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      Claude Akins

      Man (uncredited)

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      Mark Allen

      Colin Harvey (uncredited)

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      Don Anderson

      Auction Guest (uncredited)

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      Beulah Archuletta

      Arapaho Woman (uncredited)

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      Robert Banas

      Dance Hall Dancer (uncredited)

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      Willie Bloom

      Barfly (uncredited)

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      Bill Borzage

      Barfly (uncredited)

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      John Breen

      Waiter (uncredited)

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      Charlie Briggs

      Flying Arrow Barker (uncredited)

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      Buddy Bryan

      Music Hall Dancer / Wagon Train Traveler (uncredited)

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      Paul Bryar

      Auctioneer's Assistant (uncredited)

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      Walter Burke

      Wagon Poker Player (uncredited)

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      Polly Burson

      Stock Player (uncredited)

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      Ken Curtis

      Cpl. Ben (uncredited)

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      John Damler

      Lawyer (uncredited)

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      Christopher Dark

      Poker Player with Cleve (uncredited)

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      Kem Dibbs

      Blacksmith (uncredited)

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      Forrest Draper

      Bit Role (uncredited)

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      Craig Duncan

      James Marshall (uncredited)

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      Ben Black Elk Sr.

      Arapaho Chief (uncredited)

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      Raoul Freeman

      Auction Guest (uncredited)

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      Sol Gorss

      River Pirate (uncredited)

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      Tom Greenway

      Bit Role (uncredited)

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      Barry Harvey

      Angus Harvey (uncredited)

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      William Henry

      Staff Officer (uncredited)

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      Jerry Holmes

      Railroad Clerk (uncredited)

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      Roy Jenson

      Henchman (uncredited)

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      Walter Kightly

      Cavalryman (uncredited)

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      Jack Lambert

      Gant Henchman (uncredited)

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      John Larch

      Grimes (uncredited)

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      Robert P. Lieb

      Bartender (uncredited)

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      Herbert Maneval

      Schoolboy (uncredited)

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      J. Edward McKinley

      Auctioneer (uncredited)

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      Gary Menteer

      Music Hall Dancer / Wagon Train Traveler (uncredited)

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      Harold Miller

      Auction Guest (uncredited)

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      Harry Monty

      River Pirate (uncredited)

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      Bob Morgan

      Member of Train Robbery Gang (uncredited)

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      Boyd 'Red' Morgan

      River Pirate (uncredited)

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      Forbes Murray

      Auction Guest (uncredited)

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      Robert Nash

      Lawyer (uncredited)

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      Cliff Osmond

      Bartender (uncredited)

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      Harvey Parry

      Henchman (uncredited)

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      Gil Perkins

      Henchman (uncredited)

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      Red Perkins

      Union Soldier (uncredited)

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      Murray Pollack

      Auction Guest (uncredited)

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      Paul Power

      Auction Guest (uncredited)

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      Frank Radcliffe

      Music Hall Dancer / Wagon Train Traveler (uncredited)

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      Buddy Red Bow

      Arapaho Man (uncredited)

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      Walter Reed

      River Pirate (uncredited)

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      Victor Romito

      Henchman (uncredited)

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      Jamie Ross

      Bruce Harvey (uncredited)

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      Gene Roth

      Riverboat Poker Player (uncredited)

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      Bing Russell

      Man (uncredited)

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      Danny Sands

      Trapeze Man (uncredited)

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      Joe Sawyer

      Riverboat Officer (uncredited)

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      Jeffrey Sayre

      Auction Guest (uncredited)

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      Phil Schumacher

      Bartender (uncredited)

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      June Smaney

      Saloon Girl (uncredited)

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      Kelly Smith

      Little Girl (uncredited)

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      Dub Taylor

      Man (uncredited)

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      Ken Terrell

      River Pirate (uncredited)

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      Jack Tornek

      Barfly (uncredited)

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      William Wellman Jr.

      Officer #2 (uncredited)

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      Harry Wilson

      Cattleman at Barricade (uncredited)

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      Carleton Young

      Poker Player with Cleve (uncredited)

    Social

    Review 3Discussion

    A review by John Chard

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    Written by John Chard on Thu May 04 2017
    Bound for the promised land, indeed. One of the last great epic movies to come out of MGM that was a roaring success, How the West Was Won still has enough quality about it to warrant high praise. The story that drives the film on was suggested by the series of the same name that featured in "Life" magazine 1959. Narrative is formed around one family, the Prescott's, who set out on a journey West in 1839. They and their offspring fill out five segments of film that are directed by three different men, "The Rivers", "The Plains" & "The Outlaws" is under the guidance of Henry Hathaway, and "Th...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    15000000.00

    Revenue

    50000000.00

    Keywords

    • epic
    • river
    • settler
    • native american
    • caravan
    • outlaw
    • frontier
    • colonisation
    • family
    • riverboat
    • usa history