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How the West Was Won
“It's here! The mightiest adventure ever filmed!”
7.0 / 10• 1962• 2h 44m•G• English
Western
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Carroll Baker
Eve Prescott Rawlings
Lead
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
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. John Ford's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. How the West Was Won is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
