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 | 21.013 |
Directed By
John Ford
Henry Hathaway
George Marshall
Crew
John Ford
Henry Hathaway
George Marshall
Bernard Smith
Alfred Newman
William H. Daniels
Milton Krasner
Charles Lang
Joseph LaShelle
Harold F. Kress
Walter Plunkett
Sydney Guilaroff
Hal Needham
Ronnie Rondell Jr.
Richard Thorpe
John Gay
Ron Talsky
John Truwe
William Tuttle
Lynn F. Reynolds
Jay Sebring
Abe Steinberg
Hank Moonjean
Richard Talmadge
Matty Azzarone
Frank Wesselhoff
Tyrus Wong
Carl Brandon
Harold Humbrock
Van Allen James
Kendrick Kinney
John Lipow
John Logan
Milo B. Lory
Bob Overbeck
Charles Schulthies
Lester Swartz
Rick Arnold
May Boss
Polly Burson
Al Carmichael
Frank Cordell
Everett Creach
John Epper
Richard Farnsworth
Sol Gorss
Fred Graham
Donna Hall
Donna Hall
Chuck Hayward
Charles Horvath
Loren Janes
Loren Janes
Roy Jenson
Leroy Johnson
Eddie Juaregui
Cliff Lyons
Ted Mapes
Troy Melton
Louise Montana
Bob Morgan
Boyd 'Red' Morgan
Harvey Parry
Gil Perkins
Carl Pitti
Rusty Richards
Chuck Roberson
Chuck Roberson
Danny Sands
Dick Shane
Dean Smith
Richard Talmadge
Bob Terhune
Ken Terrell
Jerry Vance
Autry Ward
Troy Ward
Jack Williams
Jack N. Young
Joe Yrigoyen
Harold E. Wellman
Bill Johnson
James V. King
Owen Marsh
Robert Fuca
Joan Joseff
Charles K. Hagedon
Mike Henry
Dave Guard
Robert Armbruster
Robert Bain
Ken Darby
Vince De Rosa
Robert Emmett Dolan
Carl Fortina
Jack Hayes
Tommy Morgan
Alfred Newman
Uan Rasey
Ethmer Roten
Paul Salamunovich
Leo Shuken
Sally Stevens
Louise Di Tullio
Michael Preece
Abe Steinberg
Ken Darby
Sammy Cahn
Johnny Mercer
George W. Davis
William Ferrari
Addison Hehr
Henry Grace
Don Greenwood Jr.
Jack Mills
Charles K. Hagedon
George Marshall Jr.
William McGarry
Robert Saunders
William Shanks
Wingate Smith
Thomas Conroy
A. Arnold Gillespie
Robert R. Hoag
Robert Emmett Dolan
Franklin Milton
James R. Webb
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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