How the West Was Won (1962)
Overview
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $15,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $50,000,000.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 23.977 |
Directed By
John Ford
George Marshall
Henry Hathaway
Crew
John Ford
Milton Krasner
Charles Lang
George Marshall
William H. Daniels
Henry Hathaway
Joseph LaShelle
Harold F. Kress
Bernard Smith
Alfred Newman
Sydney Guilaroff
Walter Plunkett
Hal Needham
Ronnie Rondell Jr.
Richard Thorpe
Abe Steinberg
Carl Brandon
John Logan
Lester Swartz
Lynn F. Reynolds
Jay Sebring
Bob Overbeck
Kendrick Kinney
Matty Azzarone
Tyrus Wong
Ron Talsky
Hank Moonjean
Frank Wesselhoff
Loren Janes
Ted Mapes
Danny Sands
John Lipow
William Tuttle
Van Allen James
Rick Arnold
John Gay
Milo B. Lory
Charles Schulthies
Richard Talmadge
John Truwe
Harold Humbrock
Polly Burson
Al Carmichael
Everett Creach
Richard Talmadge
Donna Hall
Troy Melton
Dick Shane
Bob Terhune
Jerry Vance
Troy Ward
James V. King
Mike Henry
Ken Terrell
Bob Morgan
Jack N. Young
Ethmer Roten
Paul Salamunovich
Michael Preece
Abe Steinberg
Charles Horvath
Harvey Parry
Carl Pitti
Carl Fortina
Frank Cordell
Gil Perkins
Chuck Roberson
Harold E. Wellman
Ken Darby
Louise Di Tullio
Donna Hall
Chuck Hayward
Roy Jenson
Rusty Richards
Jack Williams
Bill Johnson
Dean Smith
Alfred Newman
May Boss
Leroy Johnson
Autry Ward
Joe Yrigoyen
Leo Shuken
Sally Stevens
John Epper
Richard Farnsworth
Chuck Roberson
Robert Fuca
Loren Janes
Dave Guard
Sol Gorss
Vince De Rosa
Tommy Morgan
Fred Graham
Eddie Juaregui
Louise Montana
Boyd 'Red' Morgan
Charles K. Hagedon
Cliff Lyons
Owen Marsh
Robert Armbruster
Robert Emmett Dolan
Joan Joseff
Robert Bain
Jack Hayes
Uan Rasey
Addison Hehr
Jack Mills
Thomas Conroy
Robert Emmett Dolan
Ken Darby
Don Greenwood Jr.
William McGarry
A. Arnold Gillespie
Franklin Milton
George Marshall Jr.
William Ferrari
Wingate Smith
Robert Saunders
Sammy Cahn
James R. Webb
George W. Davis
Johnny Mercer
Robert R. Hoag
Henry Grace
Charles K. Hagedon
William Shanks
TOP CAST
Debbie Reynolds
Lilith Prescott
George Peppard
Zeb Rawlings
Carroll Baker
Eve Prescott Rawlings
James Stewart
Linus Rawlings
Gregory Peck
Cleve Van Valen
Karl Malden
Zebulon Prescott
Robert Preston
Roger Morgan
Henry Fonda
Jethro Stuart
Richard Widmark
Mike King
Carolyn Jones
Julie Rawlings
Agnes Moorehead
Rebecca Prescott
Lee J. Cobb
Marshal Lou Ramsey
Thelma Ritter
Agatha Clegg
John Wayne
Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman
Harry Morgan
Gen. Ulysses S. Grant
Eli Wallach
Charlie Gant
Walter Brennan
Col. Jeb Hawkins
Brigid Bazlen
Dora Hawkins
David Brian
Lilith's Attorney
Andy Devine
Cpl. Peterson
Raymond Massey
Abraham Lincoln
Mickey Shaughnessy
Deputy Stover
Russ Tamblyn
Confederate Deserter
Spencer Tracy
Narrator (voice)
Harry Dean Stanton
Gant Henchman (uncredited)
Lee Van Cleef
River Pirate (uncredited)
Rodolfo Acosta
Gant Gang Member (uncredited)
Clinton Sundberg
Hylan Seabury (uncredited)
Willis Bouchey
Civil War Surgeon (uncredited)
Claude Johnson
Jeremiah Rawlings (uncredited)
Kim Charney
Sam Prescott (uncredited)
Bryan Russell
Zeke Prescott (uncredited)
Stanley Livingston
Prescott Rawlings (uncredited)
Jay C. Flippen
Huggins (uncredited)
Tudor Owen
Parson Alec Harvey (uncredited)
Karl Swenson
Train Conductor (uncredited)
James Griffith
Poker Player with Cleve (uncredited)
Jack Pennick
Cpl. Murphy
Jim Michael
Barfly (uncredited)
Chuck Roberson
Officer (uncredited)
Claude Akins
Man (uncredited)
Mark Allen
Colin Harvey (uncredited)
Don Anderson
Auction Guest (uncredited)
Beulah Archuletta
Arapaho Woman (uncredited)
Robert Banas
Dance Hall Dancer (uncredited)
Willie Bloom
Barfly (uncredited)
Bill Borzage
Barfly (uncredited)
John Breen
Waiter (uncredited)
Charlie Briggs
Flying Arrow Barker (uncredited)
Buddy Bryan
Music Hall Dancer / Wagon Train Traveler (uncredited)
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