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Release Date: 1962

Cast: Debbie Reynolds, Gregory Peck, Walter Brennan, Henry Fonda, John Wayne, James Stewart, Thelma Ritter, George Peppard, Raymond Massey, Brigid Bazlen, Karl Malden, William Wellman Jr. ...MORE

Cast: Debbie Reynolds, Gregory Peck, Walter Brennan, Henry Fonda, John Wayne, James Stewart, Thelma Ritter, George Peppard, Raymond Massey, Brigid Bazlen, Karl Malden, William Wellman Jr., Agnes Moorehead, Lee J. Cobb, Carroll Baker, Spencer Tracy, Andy Devine, Robert Preston, Eli Wallach, Richard Widmark, Carolyn Jones, Harry Morgan ...LESS

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How the West Was Won is a 1962 American epic Western film. The picture was one of the last "old-fashioned" epic films made by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer to enjoy great success. It follows four generations of a family (starting as the Prescotts) as they move ever westward, from western New York state to the Pacific Ocean. Filmed using pre-existing Cinerama curving widescreen process stock footage, the movie is set between 1839 and 1889. The fundamental idea behind the film was to provide an episodic retelling of the progress of westward migration and development of America. It was inspired by a... MORE

How the West Was Won is a 1962 American epic Western film. The picture was one of the last "old-fashioned" epic films made by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer to enjoy great success. It follows four generations of a family (starting as the Prescotts) as they move ever westward, from western New York state to the Pacific Ocean. Filmed using pre-existing Cinerama curving widescreen process stock footage, the movie is set between 1839 and 1889. The fundamental idea behind the film was to provide an episodic retelling of the progress of westward migration and development of America. It was inspired by a much longer and more complex series of historical narratives that appeared as a photo essay series, by the same name, three years earlier in Life magazine, which is acknowledged in the film’s credits. The all-star cast includes (in alphabetical order) Carroll Baker, Walter Brennan, Lee J. Cobb, Andy Devine, Henry Fonda, Carolyn Jones, Karl Malden, Harry Morgan, Gregory Peck, George Peppard, Robert Preston, Debbie Reynolds, James Stewart, Eli Wallach, John Wayne, and Richard Widmark. The film is narrated by Spencer Tracy. The movie consists of five segments, three directed by Henry Hathaway ("The LESS