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The Way West
“Cracking Like a Whip From Here to Excitement!”
6.1 / 10• 1967• 2h 2m•NR• English
ActionAdventureDramaWestern
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Kirk Douglas
Sen. William J. Tadlock
Lead
Robert Mitchum
Dick Summers
Richard Widmark
Lije Evans
Lola Albright
Rebecca 'Becky' Evans
Jack Elam
Preacher Weatherby
Stubby Kaye
Sam Fairman
Michael McGreevey
Brownie Evans
Harry Carey, Jr.
Mr. McBee
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Andrew V. McLaglen's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Way West is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
