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.| Status: | Released (1962-11-02) |
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| Awards: | Won 3 Oscars. 10 wins & 5 nominations total |
| BoxOffice: | $76,729 |
| Screen: | James R. Webb, Gerald Devriès, Christian Dura |
| Productions: | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Cinerama Productions |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English, Español |
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Casts
- 8857: Debbie Reynolds - Lilith Prescott
- 1933: George Peppard - Zeb Rawlings
- 14701: Carroll Baker - Eve Prescott Rawlings
- 854: James Stewart - Linus Rawlings
- 8487: Gregory Peck - Cleve Van Valen
- 9857: Karl Malden - Zebulon Prescott
- 40202: Robert Preston - Roger Morgan
Crews
- 8500: John Ford - Director - Directing
- 37360: Henry Hathaway - Director - Directing
- 19093: George Marshall - Director - Directing
- 70863: Bernard Smith - Producer - Production
- 8503: Alfred Newman - Original Music Composer - Sound
- 3637: William H. Daniels - Director of Photography - Camera
- 10602: Milton Krasner - Director of Photography - Camera
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Reviews
John Chard
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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 ....
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_**Unique, entertaining all-star Western epic comprised of vignettes is a mixed bag**_ Released in 1962-63 and written by James Webb, "How the West was Won" is an epic Hollywood Western covering fifty years between 1839-1889 focusing on the Prescott family's move West and narrated ....
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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, y ....
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