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How the West Was Won

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How the West Was Won (1962)

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Reviews Counted: 16

Fresh: 14

Rotten:2

Average Rating: 6.9/10

Runtime: 2 hrs 46 mins

Genre: Westerns

Synopsis: Hollywood's most celebrated luminaries--behind the camera as well as in front of it--combined talents to present this epic tale of the development of the American West from the 1830s through the... Hollywood's most celebrated luminaries--behind the camera as well as in front of it--combined talents to present this epic tale of the development of the American West from the 1830s through the Civil War to the end of the century, as seen through the eyes of one pioneer family. The film, divided into three chapters--"The Civil War" (directed by John Ford), "The Railroad" (directed by George Marshall), and "The River, the Plains, the Outlaws" (directed by Henry Hathaway)--tells the story of the Prescotts, a spirited group of easterners who make a declaration to migrate west. When their parents are lost in a tragic river accident, Eve (Carroll Baker) and Lilith (Debbie Reynolds) go their separate ways. Eve remains on the land that took her parents, settling down with the well-intentioned Linus Rawlings (James Stewart), while Lilith becomes a singer who is courted by the conniving Cleve Van Valen (Gregory Peck) when he learns that she has inherited a fortune in California. As time passes and the Civil War takes the life of Linus, the newest generation of Prescott offspring struggles with even greater danger and loss, in the form of fierce Indians as well as family archrivals. Top-notch production values and an endless string of solid performances have earned HOW THE WEST WAS WON the well-deserved label as one of Hollywood's most revered classics. [More]

Starring: Carroll Baker, Lee J. Cobb, Henry Fonda, Carolyn Jones

Starring: Carroll Baker, Lee J. Cobb, Henry Fonda, Carolyn Jones, Karl Malden, Gregory Peck, George Peppard, Robert Preston, Debbie Reynolds, James Stewart, Eli Wallach, John Wayne, Richard Widmark, Spencer Tracy

Director: John Ford, Henry Hathaway, George Marshall

Director: John Ford, Henry Hathaway, George Marshall
Screenwriter: James R. Webb
Producer: Bernard Smith
Composer: Alfred Newman, Ken Darby

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Delivered big with breathtaking location work and an all-star cast...

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09/10/08
Peter Canavese
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A story as big, as brash, and as exciting as the west itself.

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09/10/08
David Cornelius
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There is no denying the spectacle, the adventure, and the romance in How the West Was Won.

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09/08/08
John J. Puccio
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People have always been, and always will be, impressed with big movies; this Western was one of the very biggest.

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09/04/08
Jeffrey M. Anderson
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08/26/08
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Immense, sprawling western epic loaded with great stars, acting, music, direction.

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03/02/08
Steve Crum
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Though boasting the innovative technology of Cinerama, this film anthology of the Old West is a long, tedius saga replete of cliches that offers minor pleasures like spotting all the star cameos.

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02/28/08
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02/09/06
Derek Adams
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Watching it at home without the three-strip Cinerama process takes most of the sparkle out of the film.

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10/14/05
Dennis Schwartz
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08/03/05
Jonathan R. Perry
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Helmed by three directors, Hathaway, Ford, and Marhsall, with divergent styles, makes the sprawling tale all the more shapeless.

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07/03/05
Emanuel Levy
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