How the West Was Won

How the West Was Won (1962)

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164 min★ 7.1 · 25,932 votes

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.

Release date
December 14, 1962
Country of origin
United States
Budget
$15,000,000
Box office
$76,729

Trailer

Cast

  • James Stewart as Linus Rawlings (segment: The Rivers)
  • John Wayne as Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman (segment: The Civil War)
  • Gregory Peck as Cleve Van Valen (segment: The Plains)
  • Henry Fonda as Jethro Stuart (segment: The Railroads)
  • Carroll Baker as Eve Prescott (segment: The Civil War) (segment: The Rivers)
  • Lee J. Cobb as Marshal Lou Ramsey (segment: The Outlaws)
  • Carolyn Jones as Julie Rawlings (segment: The Outlaws)
  • Karl Malden as Zebulon Prescott (segment: The Rivers)
  • George Peppard as Zeb Rawlings (segment: The Civil War) (segment: The Outlaws) (segment: The Railroads)
  • Robert Preston as Roger Morgan (segment: The Plains)

Crew