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 | 4.194 |
Directed By
Henry Hathaway
John Ford
George Marshall
Crew
Henry Hathaway
John Ford
William H. Daniels
George Marshall
Joseph LaShelle
Milton Krasner
Charles Lang
Alfred Newman
Harold F. Kress
Bernard Smith
Sydney Guilaroff
Walter Plunkett
Hal Needham
Ronnie Rondell Jr.
Richard Thorpe
John Gay
William Tuttle
Ron Talsky
Bob Overbeck
Chuck Roberson
Troy Ward
James V. King
John Epper
Richard Farnsworth
Hank Moonjean
Matty Azzarone
Donna Hall
Charles Horvath
Roy Jenson
Carl Pitti
John Truwe
Harold Humbrock
Charles Schulthies
Leroy Johnson
Joe Yrigoyen
Polly Burson
Loren Janes
Ted Mapes
Louise Montana
Bob Morgan
Richard Talmadge
Charles K. Hagedon
John Lipow
Bill Johnson
Abe Steinberg
John Logan
Milo B. Lory
Lester Swartz
Frank Cordell
Boyd 'Red' Morgan
Gil Perkins
Lynn F. Reynolds
Chuck Hayward
Rusty Richards
Chuck Roberson
Autry Ward
Dean Smith
Ken Terrell
Carl Brandon
Rick Arnold
Everett Creach
Donna Hall
Harvey Parry
Jack Williams
Kendrick Kinney
Sol Gorss
Harold E. Wellman
Jay Sebring
Van Allen James
May Boss
Cliff Lyons
Danny Sands
Eddie Juaregui
Troy Melton
Dick Shane
Bob Terhune
Jerry Vance
Frank Wesselhoff
Fred Graham
Richard Talmadge
Al Carmichael
Loren Janes
Jack N. Young
Ethmer Roten
Alfred Newman
Uan Rasey
Sally Stevens
Robert Emmett Dolan
Robert Fuca
Joan Joseff
Louise Di Tullio
Robert Armbruster
Ken Darby
Leo Shuken
Vince De Rosa
Tommy Morgan
Paul Salamunovich
Michael Preece
Owen Marsh
Carl Fortina
Dave Guard
Jack Hayes
Mike Henry
Robert Bain
Abe Steinberg
James R. Webb
Franklin Milton
Ken Darby
William Ferrari
Charles K. Hagedon
George Marshall Jr.
Thomas Conroy
Robert Emmett Dolan
Addison Hehr
Jack Mills
Robert Saunders
Sammy Cahn
Johnny Mercer
Robert R. Hoag
Don Greenwood Jr.
Henry Grace
A. Arnold Gillespie
William McGarry
William Shanks
George W. Davis
Wingate Smith
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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