How the West Was Won
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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.
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Cast
105 people
Carroll Baker
Eve Prescott Rawlings
Known for
The Game
Kindergarten Cop
Lee J. Cobb
Marshal Lou Ramsey
Known for
12 Angry Men
The Exorcist
Henry Fonda
Jethro Stuart
Known for
Once Upon a Time in the West
The Grapes of Wrath
Carolyn Jones
Julie Rawlings
Known for
The Addams Family
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Karl Malden
Zebulon Prescott
Known for
Patton
On the Waterfront
Gregory Peck
Cleve Van Valen
Known for
To Kill a Mockingbird
The Omen
George Peppard
Zeb Rawlings
Known for
Breakfast at Tiffany's
The A-Team
Robert Preston
Roger Morgan
Known for
The Last Starfighter
The Music Man
Debbie Reynolds
Lilith Prescott
Known for
Singin' in the Rain
Charlotte's Web
James Stewart
Linus Rawlings
Known for
Rear Window
Vertigo
Eli Wallach
Charlie Gant
Known for
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
The Godfather Part III
John Wayne
William Sherman
Known for
The Searchers
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
John Ford Director · George Marshall Director Henry Hathaway Director
Director
John Ford
Director
George Marshall
Director
Henry Hathaway
Writer
John Gay
Writer
James R. Webb
Composer
Alfred Newman
Cinematographer
Charles Lang
Cinematographer
William H. Daniels
Cinematographer
Joseph LaShelle
Editor
Harold F. Kress
Costume designer
Walter Plunkett
Costume designer
Ron Talsky
Budget $15M · United States release February 20, 1963 · Produced in United States
Box office
Budget
$15,000,000
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production · Studio
Cinerama Productions
Production
United States
Produced in
The Great Western Story
Working title
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Spanish
Release dates
United Kingdom · November 1, 1962
Premiere · London
United States · February 20, 1963
Theatrical
Austria
May 17, 1963 · Theatrical
Belgium
November 2, 1962 · Theatrical
Brazil
December 10, 1962 · Theatrical
March 15, 1999 · TV
France
November 29, 1962 · Premiere · Paris
Germany
February 1, 1963 · Theatrical
Ireland
November 2, 1962 · Theatrical
Italy
January 30, 1963 · Theatrical
Japan
November 24, 1962 · Theatrical
Portugal
June 3, 1965 · Theatrical
South Korea
August 12, 1966 · Theatrical
Sweden
November 2, 1962 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
November 2, 1962 · Theatrical
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