How the West Was Won
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1962
2h 42m
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English
Western
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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.
How the West Was Won
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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Cast
Eve Prescott Rawlings
Marshal Lou Ramsey
Jethro Stuart
Julie Rawlings
Zebulon Prescott
Cleve Van Valen
Zeb Rawlings
Roger Morgan
Lilith Prescott
Linus Rawlings
Charlie Gant
Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman
Mike King
Dora Hawkins
Col. Jeb Hawkins
Lilith's Attorney
Cpl. Peterson
Abraham Lincoln
Rebecca Prescott
Gen. Ulysses S. Grant
Agatha Clegg
Deputy Stover
Confederate Deserter
Narrator (voice)
Gant Henchman (uncredited)
Written By: James R. Webb, John Gay
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FinFan
/10 6 years ago
The movie itself is beyond doubt. It is one of the great Hollywood epics with a line up of stars that almost feels unreal.
One thing was disturbing my viewing experience. This is one of the very few movies made in Cinerama which means it was filmed with three cameras simultaneously. And those three More
One thing was disturbing my viewing experience. This is one of the very few movies made in Cinerama which means it was filmed with three cameras simultaneously. And those three More
drqshadow
/10 4 years ago
Framed as a sweeping epic that chronicles the struggles and realities of the great western expansion, today _How the West Was Won_ just looks like a big, expensive gambit to sell the Cinerama concept to American moviegoers. It's a huge production, loaded with impressive location shots and big-na More
CinemaSerf
12 months ago
It's almost impossible to imagine how anyone could have amassed such a complete complement of Hollywood A-listers (both in front of, and behind, the camera) to make this epic tale of the pioneering American spirit in the 19th century. From the opening bars of Alfred Newman's score, you can rest assu More
John Chard
6 years ago
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 "Lif More
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 "Lif More
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