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How the West Was Won
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7.0(523)19622h 44m
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.
- Director
- John Ford,George Marshall,Henry Hathaway
- Writers
- John Gay,James R. Webb
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Cast
Carroll Baker
Eve Prescott Rawlings
Lee J. Cobb
Marshal Lou Ramsey
Henry Fonda
Jethro Stuart
Carolyn Jones
Julie Rawlings
Karl Malden
Zebulon Prescott
Gregory Peck
Cleve Van Valen
George Peppard
Zeb Rawlings
Robert Preston
Roger Morgan
Debbie Reynolds
Lilith Prescott
James Stewart
Linus Rawlings
Eli Wallach
Charlie Gant
John Wayne
William Sherman
Richard Widmark
Mike King
Spencer Tracy
Narrator (voice)
Brigid Bazlen
Dora Hawkins
Walter Brennan
Jeb Hawkins
David Brian
Lilith's Attorney
Andy Devine
Corporal Peterson
Raymond Massey
Abraham Lincoln
Agnes Moorehead
Rebecca Prescott
Harry Morgan
Ulysses S. Grant
Thelma Ritter
Agatha Clegg
Mickey Shaughnessy
Deputy Stover
Russ Tamblyn
Confederate Deserter
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Crew
Directing
- John FordDirector
- George MarshallDirector
- Henry HathawayDirector
- Richard ThorpeSpecial Guest Director
- Hank MoonjeanAssistant Director
- Richard TalmadgeSecond Unit Director
- Michael PreeceScript Supervisor
- William McGarryAssistant Director
- George Marshall Jr.Assistant Director
- Wingate SmithAssistant Director
- Robert SaundersAssistant Director
- William ShanksAssistant Director
Writing
- John GayWriter
- Ken DarbyLyricist
- Sammy CahnLyricist
- James R. WebbWriter
- Johnny MercerLyricist
Production
- Bernard SmithProducer
- Abe SteinbergProduction Supervisor
- Abe SteinbergProduction Executive
- Thomas ConroyProduction Supervisor
Camera
- Milton KrasnerDirector of Photography
- Charles LangDirector of Photography
- William H. DanielsDirector of Photography
- Joseph LaShelleDirector of Photography
- James V. KingCamera Operator
- Harold E. WellmanSecond Unit Director of Photography
- Bill JohnsonCamera Operator
- Pete G. PapanickolasGrip
- Owen MarshCamera Technician
Editing
- Harold F. KressEditor
- Mike HenryNegative Cutter
- Charles K. HagedonEditorial Consultant
- Charles K. HagedonColor Assistant
Sound
- Alfred NewmanOriginal Music Composer
- Carl BrandonSound Editor
- John LoganSupervising Sound Editor
- Kendrick KinneySound Editor
- John LipowSound Editor
- Van Allen JamesSound Editor
- Milo B. LorySound Editor
- Harold HumbrockSound Editor
- Ethmer RotenMusician
- Paul SalamunovichVocals
- Carl FortinaMusician
- Ken DarbyVocals
Art
- Matty AzzaroneLeadman
- Frank WesselhoffPainter
- Addison HehrArt Direction
- Jack MillsSet Decoration
- Don Greenwood Jr.Set Decoration
- William FerrariArt Direction
- George W. DavisArt Direction
- Henry GraceSet Decoration
Costume & Make-Up
- Sydney GuilaroffHairstylist
- Walter PlunkettCostume Design
- Lynn F. ReynoldsMakeup Artist
- Jay SebringHair Designer
- Ron TalskyCostume Design
- William TuttleMakeup Designer
- John TruweMakeup Artist
- Robert FucaSet Costumer
Visual Effects
- A. Arnold GillespieVisual Effects
- Robert R. HoagVisual Effects
Crew
- Hal NeedhamStunts
- Ronnie Rondell Jr.Stunts
- Lester SwartzSpecial Effects
- Bob OverbeckSpecial Effects Technician
- Loren JanesStunt Double
- Ted MapesStunts
- Danny SandsStunts
- Rick ArnoldStunts
- Charles SchulthiesSpecial Effects Technician
- Polly BursonStunts
- Al CarmichaelStunts
- Everett CreachStunts