Country
United Kingdom
Date
Nov 01, 1962
Certification
PG
Note
Cinerama premiere at Casino in London.
It's here! The mightiest adventure ever filmed!
2h 44min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
Videos
Plot
The 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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Robert Preston | Roger Morgan |
| Debbie Reynolds | Lilith Prescott |
| James Stewart | Linus Rawlings |
| Eli Wallach | Charlie Gant |
| John Wayne | William Sherman |
| Richard Widmark | Mike King |
| Spencer Tracy | Narrator (voice) |
| Brigid Bazlen | Dora Hawkins |
| Walter Brennan | Jeb Hawkins |
| David Brian | Lilith's Attorney |
| Andy Devine | Corporal Peterson |
| Raymond Massey | Abraham Lincoln |
| Agnes Moorehead | Rebecca Prescott |
| Harry Morgan | Ulysses S. Grant |
| Thelma Ritter | Agatha Clegg |
| Mickey Shaughnessy | Deputy Stover |
| Russ Tamblyn | Confederate Deserter |
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| Harry Dean Stanton | Gant Henchman |
| Lee Van Cleef | River Pirate |
| Rodolfo Acosta | Gant Gang Member (uncredited) |
| Clinton Sundberg | Hylan Seabury (uncredited) |
| Willis Bouchey | Civil War Surgeon (uncredited) |
| Claude Johnson | Jeremiah Rawlings (uncredited) |
| Kim Charney | Sam Prescott (uncredited) |
| Bryan Russell | Zeke Prescott (uncredited) |
| Stanley Livingston | Prescott Rawlings (uncredited) |
| Jay C. Flippen | Huggins (uncredited) |
| Tudor Owen | Parson Alec Harvey (uncredited) |
| Karl Swenson | Train Conductor (uncredited) |
| James Griffith | Poker Player with Cleve (uncredited) |
| Jack Pennick | Corporal Murphy (uncredited) |
| Jim Michael | Barfly (uncredited) |
| Chuck Roberson | Officer (uncredited) |
| Claude Akins | Man (uncredited) |
| Mark Allen | Colin Harvey (uncredited) |
| Don Anderson | Auction Guest (uncredited) |
| Beulah Archuletta | Arapaho Woman (uncredited) |
| Robert Banas | Dance Hall Dancer (uncredited) |
| Willie Bloom | Barfly (uncredited) |
| Bill Borzage | Barfly (uncredited) |
| John Breen | Waiter (uncredited) |
| Charlie Briggs | Flying Arrow Barker (uncredited) |
| Buddy Bryan | Music Hall Dancer / Wagon Train Traveler (uncredited) |
| Paul Bryar | Auctioneer's Assistant (uncredited) |
| Walter Burke | Wagon Poker Player (uncredited) |
| Polly Burson | Stock Player (uncredited) |
| Ken Curtis | Corporal Ben (uncredited) |
| John Damler | Lawyer (uncredited) |
| Christopher Dark | Poker Player with Cleve (uncredited) |
| Kem Dibbs | Blacksmith (uncredited) |
| Forrest Draper | (uncredited) |
| Craig Duncan | James Marshall (uncredited) |
| Ben Black Elk Sr. | Arapaho Chief (uncredited) |
| Raoul Freeman | Auction Guest (uncredited) |
| Sol Gorss | River Pirate (uncredited) |
| Tom Greenway | (uncredited) |
| Barry Harvey | Angus Harvey (uncredited) |
| William Henry | Staff Officer (uncredited) |
| Jerry Holmes | Railroad Clerk (uncredited) |
| Roy Jenson | Henchman (uncredited) |
| Walter Kightly | Cavalryman (uncredited) |
| Jack Lambert | Gant Henchman (uncredited) |
| John Larch | Grimes (uncredited) |
| Robert P. Lieb | Bartender (uncredited) |
| Herbert Maneval | Schoolboy (uncredited) |
| J. Edward McKinley | Auctioneer (uncredited) |
| Gary Menteer | Music Hall Dancer / Wagon Train Traveler (uncredited) |
| Harold Miller | Auction Guest (uncredited) |
| Harry Monty | River Pirate (uncredited) |
| Bob Morgan | Member of Train Robbery Gang (uncredited) |
| Boyd 'Red' Morgan | River Pirate (uncredited) |
| Forbes Murray | Auction Guest (uncredited) |
| Robert Nash | Lawyer (uncredited) |
| Cliff Osmond | Bartender (uncredited) |
| Harvey Parry | Henchman (uncredited) |
| Gil Perkins | Henchman (uncredited) |
| Red Perkins | Union Soldier (uncredited) |
| Murray Pollack | Auction Guest (uncredited) |
| Paul Power | Auction Guest (uncredited) |
| Frank Radcliffe | Music Hall Dancer / Wagon Train Traveler (uncredited) |
| Buddy Red Bow | Arapaho Man (uncredited) |
| Walter Reed | River Pirate (uncredited) |
| Victor Romito | Henchman (uncredited) |
| Jamie Ross | Bruce Harvey (uncredited) |
| Gene Roth | Riverboat Poker Player (uncredited) |
| Bing Russell | Man (uncredited) |
| Danny Sands | Trapeze Man (uncredited) |
| Joe Sawyer | Riverboat Officer (uncredited) |
| Jeffrey Sayre | Auction Guest (uncredited) |
| Phil Schumacher | Bartender (uncredited) |
| June Smaney | Saloon Girl (uncredited) |
| Kelly Smith | Little Girl (uncredited) |
| Dub Taylor | Man (uncredited) |
| Ken Terrell | River Pirate (uncredited) |
| Jack Tornek | Barfly (uncredited) |
| William Wellman Jr. | Officer #2 (uncredited) |
| Harry Wilson | Cattleman at Barricade (uncredited) |
| Carleton Young | Poker Player with Cleve (uncredited) |
Genres
WesternAction
Technical details
| Dettaglio | Valore |
|---|---|
| Titolo originale | How the West Was Won |
| Lingua originale | English (EN) |
| Lingue parlate | English, Español |
| Paesi di produzione | United States of America |
| Stato | Released |
| Compagnie di produzione | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Cinerama Productions |
| Sito ufficiale | warnerbros.com |
| Data di uscita | 2 novembre 1962 |
| Producer | Bernard Smith |
| Writer | John Gay, James R. Webb, Ken Darby, Sammy Cahn, Johnny Mercer |
| Editors | Harold F. Kress, Charles K. Hagedon, Mike Henry |
| Cinematography | William H. Daniels, Milton Krasner, Charles Lang, Joseph LaShelle, Harold E. Wellman, Bill Johnson, James V. King, Owen Marsh, Pete G. Papanickolas |
| Asst. Directors | Hank Moonjean, George Marshall Jr., William McGarry, Robert Saunders, William Shanks, Wingate Smith, John Ford, Henry Hathaway, George Marshall, Richard Thorpe, Richard Talmadge, Michael Preece |
| Add. Directing | Harold E. Wellman |
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Release dates
Premiere
Limited release
Country
France
Date
Nov 29, 1962
Note
Cinerama opening at Empire in Paris.
Theatrical release
Country
Belgium
Date
Nov 02, 1962
Certification
12
Country
Ireland
Date
Nov 02, 1962
Certification
PG
Country
Sweden
Date
Nov 02, 1962
Certification
15
Country
United Kingdom
Date
Nov 02, 1962
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Country
Japan
Date
Nov 24, 1962
Certification
G
Country
Brazil
Date
Dec 10, 1962
Certification
L
Note
IMDB
Country
Italy
Date
Jan 30, 1963
Country
Germany
Date
Feb 01, 1963
Certification
12
Country
United States
Date
Feb 20, 1963
Certification
G
Country
Austria
Date
May 17, 1963
Certification
12
Country
Portugal
Date
Jun 03, 1965
Certification
M/12
Country
South Korea
Date
Aug 12, 1966
TV
Country
Brazil
Date
Mar 15, 1999
Certification
L
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