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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
122 minutes. Country. United States. Language. English. 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. Ostensibly based on the Pulitzer Prize winning novel of the same ...
- May 24, 1967 (US)
- Harold Hecht
The Way West is a 1949 western novel by A. B. Guthrie, Jr. [1] The book won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1950 [2] and became the basis for a film starring Kirk Douglas, Robert Mitchum, and Richard Widmark . The novel is one in the sequence of six by A. B. Guthrie, Jr. dealing with the Oregon Trail and the development of Montana from 1830 ...
- A. B. Guthrie
- 1949
- 1949
- Western fiction
With the help of the experienced scout, Dick Summers, the slow and almost defenceless caravan of impatient settlers ventures into the long and rugged Oregon Trail, as martinet Tadlock's sacred rules and heightening self-involvement threaten to jeopardise the entire expedition. However, as leadership and conflict go hand-in-hand, the stern ...
If "The Way West" does not wholly succeed as drama, it is at least a well-made and wholly professional Hollywood Western. Western fans, myself included, might enjoy it for that alone. Widmark and Mitchum are excellent in roles unusual for them and Douglas, as always, is a seasoned old hand. Western. Drama.
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Pauline Kael The New Republic The Way West is about as bad an epic Western as I’ve ever seen. Sep 20, 2023 Full Review Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times Rated: 2.5/4 Oct 23, 2004 Full Review Andy ...
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The Way West was based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name, the second book in a trilogy written by A. B. Guthrie, Jr. The trilogy began with The Big Sky , which RKO adapted for the screen in 1952 with director Howard Hawks and star Kirk Douglas; the last installment was These Thousand Hills , produced by Twentieth Century-Fox ...
