The Indian Fighter
1956
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Reviews. The Way West. Roger Ebert June 20, 1967. Tweet. Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. Harold Hecht's "The Way West" is a handsomely photographed account of a picaresque journey along the Oregon Trail, but somehow I don't think it was supposed to be.
29% Tomatometer 7 Reviews 41% Audience Score 250+ Ratings In search of greener pastures, Senator William J. Tadlock (Kirk Douglas) heads west, with scores of settlers following behind. Tadlock...
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- Kirk Douglas
- Andrew V. Mclaglen
- Western
It gained some notoriety for its sexual themes and innuendoes, beyond the movie norms of the year when it debuted (1967). While critic Roger Ebert gave it mild praise, other modern reviewers in The New York Times, TV Guide, Variety and others gave it middle-to-low marks. Metacritic averaged the modern reviews as a 42% rating. Citations
The Way West: Directed by Andrew V. McLaglen. With Kirk Douglas, Robert Mitchum, Richard Widmark, Lola Albright. In 1843, a former U.S. Senator leads a wagon train of settlers to Oregon, but his megalomania leads to growing dissatisfaction with his leadership.
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- Adventure, Drama, Western
- Andrew V. McLaglen
- 1967-05-24
Jan 15, 2023 · Robert Mitchum is Dick Summers, the expert guide he hires to lead the way. Richard Widmark is Lije Evans, a restless soul who convinces his family to head West, yet again. This trip west will be plagued by typical problems, a dry trek across a desert, rampaging Indians, the threat of disease and other hazards of the trail.
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TOP CRITIC. The Way West is about as bad an epic Western as I’ve ever seen. Full Review | Sep 20, 2023. Andy Mead Toledo Blade. Kirk Douglas, Robert Mitchum, and Richard Widmark help to oil...
42 Reviews. Hide Spoilers. Sort by: Filter by Rating: 6/10. Spectacular Western focusing a wagon train of emigrants bound from Missouri to Oregon. ma-cortes 23 April 2008. This motion picture is based on the Pulitzer-winning novel by A. B. Guthrie.
