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Box office. $50 million. How the West Was Won is a 1962 American epic Western film directed by Henry Hathaway (who directs three out of the five chapters involving the same family), John Ford and George Marshall, produced by Bernard Smith, written by James R. Webb, and narrated by Spencer Tracy.
- $50 million
- Alfred Newman
- $14,483,000
- Bernard Smith
How the West Was Won: Directed by John Ford, Henry Hathaway, George Marshall, Richard Thorpe. With Carroll Baker, Lee J. Cobb, Henry Fonda, Carolyn Jones. A family saga covering several decades of Westward expansion in the 19th century, including the Gold Rush, the Civil War, and the building of the railroads.
- John Ford, Henry Hathaway, George Marshall
- 205
- 3 min
A classic western epic film directed by John Ford and others, starring Gregory Peck, John Wayne, James Stewart and more. See the full list of actors, writers, producers, composers and other crew members who worked on this 1962 masterpiece.
Film Details. Awards. Articles & Reviews. Quotes. Trivia. Notes. Brief Synopsis. Three generations of pioneers take part in the forging of the American West. Cast & Crew. Read More. Spencer Tracy. Narrator. Carroll Baker. Eve Prescott. Lee J. Cobb. Lou Ramsey. Henry Fonda. Jethro Stuart. Carolyn Jones. Julie Rawlings. Karl Malden. Zebulon Prescott.
- John Ford
- Spencer Tracy
Carroll Baker. Eve Prescott. Lee J. Cobb. Marshal Lou Ramsey. Watchlist. In Theaters At Home TV Shows. Setting off on a journey to the west in the 1830s, the Prescott family run into a man named...
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- Carroll Baker
- G
- Metro Goldwyn Mayer
Academy Award-winning epic follows the trials and tribulations of three generations of a frontier family as they embark to tame the wild American West. 4,555 IMDb 7.1 2 h 44 min 1963. X-Ray G. Drama · Western · Ambitious · Optimistic. Available to rent or buy.
Summaries. A family saga covering several decades of Westward expansion in the 19th century, including the Gold Rush, the Civil War, and the building of the railroads. Setting off on a journey to the west in the 1830s, the Prescott family run into a man named Linus who helps them fight off a pack of thieves.