How the West Was Won
The sprawling story of three generations of 19th-century pioneers, and their odyssey from New England to the frontier, is a true western classic with an all-star cast. The saga begins as families are joined together when fur trapper Linus Rawlings (James Stewart) marries Eve Prescott (Carroll Baker) after saving her family from river pirates. John Wayne, Henry Fonda, Debbie Reynolds, and Gregory Peck co-star; Spencer Tracy narrates. Co-directed by John Ford, Henry Hathaway, and George Marshall and filmed in the panoramic wonder of Cinerama.
Year: 1962
Genre: Westerns
Country: USA
Director: George Marshall, Henry Hathaway, John Ford
Starring: Carolyn Jones, Carroll Baker, Debbie Reynolds, Eli Wallach, George Peppard, Gregory Peck, Henry Fonda, James Stewart, John Wayne, Karl Malden, Lee J Cobb, Richard Widmark, Robert Preston
Duration: 158 Minutes
Rating: PG - Contains low level offensive language.
7.1/10
Location in store: Western
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