The Way West
“Cracking Like a Whip From Here to Excitement!”
In the mid-19th century, Senator William J. Tadlock leads a group of settlers overland in a quest to start a new settlement in the Western US. Tadlock is a highly principled and demanding taskmaster who is as hard on himself as he is on those who have joined his wagon train. He clashes with one of the new settlers, Lije Evans, who doesn't quite appreciate Tadlock's ways. Along the way, the families must face death and heartbreak and a sampling of frontier justice when one of them accidentally kills a young Indian boy.
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Kirk Douglas
Sen. William J. Tadlock
Known for
Paths of Glory
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Robert Mitchum
Dick Summers
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The Night of the Hunter
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Richard Widmark
Lije Evans
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Judgment at Nuremberg
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Lola Albright
Rebecca 'Becky' Evans
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Jack Elam
Preacher Weatherby
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Once Upon a Time in the West
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Stubby Kaye
Sam Fairman
Known for
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Guys and Dolls
Michael McGreevey
Brownie Evans
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The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
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Harry Carey Jr.
Mr. McBee
Known for
Back to the Future Part III
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Connie Sawyer
Mrs. McBee
Known for
Lovesick
A Hole in the Head
Michael Witney
Johnnie Mack
Known for
Doc
William Lundigan
Michael Moynihan
Known for
The House on Telegraph Hill
Pinky
Elisabeth Fraser
Mrs. Fairman
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A Patch of Blue
Andrew V. McLaglen Director · Ben Maddow Screenplay Mitch Lindemann Screenplay
United States release May 24, 1967 · Produced in United States · Production United Artists, United Artists Pictures
Production
Harold Hecht Productions
Production
United Artists
Production
United Artists Pictures
Studio
United States
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · May 24, 1967
Theatrical
Brazil
January 1, 1968 · Theatrical
Germany
October 26, 1967 · Theatrical
Ireland
November 3, 1967 · Theatrical
Portugal
January 2, 1968 · Theatrical
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