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The Way West is a 1967 American Western film directed by Andrew V. McLaglen and starring Kirk Douglas, Robert Mitchum, and Richard Widmark. The supporting cast features Lola Albright, Jack Elam, Sally Field and Stubby Kaye.
A western adventure drama based on A.B. Guthrie Jr.'s novel, starring Kirk Douglas, Robert Mitchum and Richard Widmark. The film follows a group of settlers crossing the American frontier in 1843, facing hardships, conflicts and romance along the way.
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- Adventure, Drama, Western
- Andrew V. McLaglen
- 1967-05-24
Find out who starred in and worked on the 1967 comedy western film The Way West, directed by Andrew V. McLaglen. See the full list of actors, writers, producers, composers, and more on IMDb.
A comedy-western film starring Kirk Douglas, Robert Mitchum and Richard Widmark as a group of settlers traveling to Oregon. The film has mixed reviews from critics and audiences, who praise the humor but criticize the plot and the characters.
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- Kirk Douglas
- Andrew V. Mclaglen
- Western
A film adaptation of A. B. Guthrie Jr. novel about a wagon train to Oregon, starring Kirk Douglas, Robert Mitchum and Richard Widmark. Ebert praises the actors but criticizes the film for being too panoramic and clichéd.
A former U.S. Senator leads a wagon train of settlers to Oregon in 1843, but his megalomania and harsh rules cause conflicts and tragedies along the way. IMDb provides three different plot summaries and a synopsis of this classic western film.
In The Way West, Kirk Douglas plays a widowed senator and Robert Mitchum a trail scout with failing eyesight who lead a wagon train of pioneers from Missouri to Oregon.
