La via dei giganti (1939)
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Durante i difficili e sanguinosi lavori di costruzione della ferrovia tra l'Atlantico e il Pacifico si svolge la storia d'amore tra la figlia di un macchinista e un sorvegliante. La ragazza sposa un bandito per salvare l'amato, e quando il marito muore ucciso dai suoi uomini, i due si riuniscono.
Cast Principale
Cast Completo
| Attore | Ruolo |
|---|---|
| Anthony Quinn | Cordray |
| Stanley Ridges | Gen. Casement |
| Henry Kolker | Asa M. Barrows |
| Francis McDonald | Gen. Dodge |
| Willard Robertson | Oakes Ames |
| Harold Goodwin | Calvin |
| Evelyn Keyes | Mrs. Calvin |
| Richard Lane | Sam Reed |
| William Haade | Dusky Clayton |
| Regis Toomey | Paddy O'Rourke |
| J.M. Kerrigan | Monahan |
| Fuzzy Knight | Cookie |
| Harry Woods | Al Brett |
| Lon Chaney Jr. | Dollarhide |
| Joseph Crehan | Ulysses S. Grant |
| Julia Faye | Mame |
| Sheila Darcy | Rose |
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| Ernie Adams | Gen. Philip Sheridan (uncredited) |
| Stanley Andrews | Dr. Harkness (uncredited) |
| Richard Alexander | Card Player (uncredited) |
| George Anderson | Railwayman (uncredited) |
| Sam Ash | Railwayman (uncredited) |
| Earl Askam | Bluett (uncredited) |
| Harry A. Bailey | Senator (uncredited) |
| May Beatty | Mrs. Hogan (uncredited) |
| Don Beddoe | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Genevieve Bell | Kate (uncredited) |
| Monte Blue | Indian (uncredited) |
| Ward Bond | Tracklayer (uncredited) |
| Dick Botiller | Indian with Accordion (uncredited) |
| Ed Brady | Bartender (uncredited) |
| Tom Burke | Laborer (uncredited) |
| George Burton | Laborer (uncredited) |
| A.S. Byron | Old Irishman (uncredited) |
| E.H. Calvert | Major (uncredited) |
| Steve Carruthers | Telegrapher (uncredited) |
| Nora Cecil | Snoring Woman on Train (uncredited) |
| Wheaton Chambers | Businessman (uncredited) |
| Lane Chandler | Train Conductor (uncredited) |
| Jack Chapin | Fireman (uncredited) |
| Sonny Chorre | Indian (uncredited) |
| Davison Clark | Doctor (uncredited) |
| Jack Rube Clifford | Bartender (uncredited) |
| David Clyde | Irishman (uncredited) |
| Iron Eyes Cody | Indian (uncredited) |
| Allen Connor | Laborer (uncredited) |
| Hal Craig | Cassidy (uncredited) |
| Sidney D'Albrook | Man (uncredited) |
| Max Davidson | Card Player (uncredited) |
| Alfonso De Cruz | Draftsman (uncredited) |
| Victor De Linsky | Card Player (uncredited) |
| Richard Denning | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Mike Driscoll | Denny (uncredited) |
| Tex Driscoll | Man (uncredited) |
| Peter Du Rey | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Jimmie Dundee | Laborer (uncredited) |
| Paul Everton | Rev. Dr. Todd (uncredited) |
| Jim Farley | Laborer-Grader (uncredited) |
| Martin Faust | Railwayman (uncredited) |
| Maude Fealy | Woman (uncredited) |
| John Fee | Man (uncredited) |
| Eddie Fetherston | Reporter (uncredited) |
| James Flavin | Paddy (uncredited) |
| Byron Foulger | Andrew Whipple (uncredited) |
| J. C. Fowler | Official (uncredited) |
| George B. French | Senator (uncredited) |
| Will Geer | Foreman (uncredited) |
| Kenneth Gibson | Card Player (uncredited) |
| Joe Gilbert | Telegrapher (uncredited) |
| William Gillis | (uncredited) |
| Wesley Giraud | Boy (uncredited) |
| Gus Glassmire | Gov. Stafford (uncredited) |
| Dick Gordon | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Douglas Gordon | Irishman (uncredited) |
| Wylie Grant | Savage (uncredited) |
| George Guhl | Irishman (uncredited) |
| Chuck Hamilton | Card Player (uncredited) |
| John Harmon | One-Armed Reporter (uncredited) |
| Pat Hartigan | Irishman (uncredited) |
| Beth Hartman | Belle (uncredited) |
| Edward Hearn | Sergeant (uncredited) |
| Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian | Irishman at Bar (uncredited) |
| Russell Hicks | Sergeant (uncredited) |
| Leon Holmes | Vendor (uncredited) |
| Robert Homans | Man (uncredited) |
| Mitchell Ingraham | Official (uncredited) |
| T.C. Jack | Irishman (uncredited) |
| Selmer Jackson | Jerome (uncredited) |
| Si Jenks | Old Prospector (uncredited) |
| Noble Johnson | Native American Shooting Piano (uncredited) |
| Jack W. Johnston | Man (uncredited) |
| Edward Keane | Man (uncredited) |
| Jane Keckley | Official's Wife (uncredited) |
| Jim Kelso | Railwayman (uncredited) |
| Jack Kennedy | Man (uncredited) |
| Bob Kortman | Gentleman at Golden Spike Ceremony (uncredited) |
| Frank Lackteen | Indian (uncredited) |
| Ethan Laidlaw | Irishman (uncredited) |
| Florence Lake | Woman (uncredited) |
| Bobby LaSalle | Fanny (uncredited) |
| Alexander Leftwich | Official (uncredited) |
| Edward LeSaint | Fr. Ryan (uncredited) |
| Elmo Lincoln | Card Player (uncredited) |
| Walter Long | Irishman (uncredited) |
| Viola Louie | Lil (uncredited) |
| Evelyn Luckey | Lulu (uncredited) |
| Evelyn Luckey | Lulu (uncredited) |
| Hugh MacDonald | Gambler (uncredited) |
| Wilbur Mack | Jake (uncredited) |
| Mary MacLaren | Official's Wife (uncredited) |
| George Magrill | Surveyor (uncredited) |
| Tom Mahoney | Irishman (uncredited) |
| Mala | Indian Finding Cigar Store Indian (uncredited) |
| John Marston | Durant (uncredited) |
| Ida May | Goldie (uncredited) |
| Charles McAvoy | Railwayman (uncredited) |
| Sam McDaniel | St. Louis Waiter (uncredited) |
| Charles McMurphy | Irishman (uncredited) |
| James McNamara | Mr. Mills (uncredited) |
| John Merton | Laborer (uncredited) |
| Ray Miller | Laborer (uncredited) |
| Frank Mills | Irishman (uncredited) |
| Pat Moriarity | Mike (uncredited) |
| Adrian Morris | Railwayman (uncredited) |
| Horace Murphy | Irishman (uncredited) |
| Jack Murphy | Terry (uncredited) |
| Louis Natheaux | Card Player (uncredited) |
| David Newell | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Nestor Paiva | Canadian Pacific Conductor (uncredited) |
| Emory Parnell | Foreman (uncredited) |
| Doreen Pastor | Ruby (uncredited) |
| William Pawley | Dinty (uncredited) |
| Edward Peil Sr. | Laborer (uncredited) |
| Jack Pennick | Harmonicist (uncredited) |
| Albert Petit | Watercolorist (uncredited) |
| James Pierce | Card Player (uncredited) |
| Russ Powell | Vendor (uncredited) |
| John Power | Irishman (uncredited) |
| Hal Price | Surveyor (uncredited) |
| Frances Rather | Official's Daughter (uncredited) |
| George Regas | Indian Hearing Mollie's Telegraphy (uncredited) |
| John J. Richardson | Official (uncredited) |
| Cyril Ring | Surveyor (uncredited) |
| Margaret Roach | Violet (uncredited) |
| Richard Robles | Indian Chief (uncredited) |
| Buddy Roosevelt | Fireman (uncredited) |
| Dick Rush | Irishman (uncredited) |
| Joe Sawyer | Shamus (uncredited) |
| Francis Sayles | Railwayman (uncredited) |
| Syd Saylor | Barker (uncredited) |
| Ed Schaefer | Irishman (uncredited) |
| Ynez Seabury | Shrimp (uncredited) |
| Frank Shannon | Old Man (uncredited) |
| Michael Slade | Irishman (uncredited) |
| Lew Short | Laborer (uncredited) |
| James P. Spencer | Indian (uncredited) |
| Edwin Stanley | Businessman at Financiers' Meeting |
| Robert R. Stephenson | Irishman (uncredited) |
| Bert Stevens | Man (uncredited) |
| Charles Stevens | Indian Shooting Mollie (uncredited) |
| Mark Strong | Connors (uncredited) |
| John M. Sullivan | Man (uncredited) |
| Albert Taylor | Irishman (uncredited) |
| Nick Thompson | Indian (uncredited) |
| Chief Thundercloud | Indian (uncredited) |
| David Thursby | Irishman (uncredited) |
| Archie Twitchell | Secretary (uncredited) |
| Tony Urchel | Indian (uncredited) |
| Guy Usher | Leland Stanford (uncredited) |
| Morgan Wallace | Sen. Smith (uncredited) |
| Calla Waltz | Maggie (uncredited) |
| Ruth Warren | Mrs. Cassidy (uncredited) |
| Stanhope Wheatcroft | Secretary (uncredited) |
| Blackie Whiteford | Irishman on Dance Floor (uncredited) |
| Greg Whitespear | Indian (uncredited) |
| William Worthington | Oliver Ames (uncredited) |
| Frank Yaconelli | Saloon Gambler (uncredited) |
| Duke York | Railwayman (uncredited) |
Generi
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Scheda tecnica
| Dettaglio | Valore |
|---|---|
| Titolo originale | Union Pacific |
| Lingua originale | English (EN) |
| Lingue parlate | English |
| Paesi di produzione | United States of America |
| Stato | Released |
| Compagnie di produzione | Paramount Pictures |
| Data di uscita | 5 maggio 1939 |
| Director | Cecil B. DeMille |
| Exec. Producer | William LeBaron |
| Producer | Cecil B. DeMille, William H. Pine |
| Writer | C. Gardner Sullivan, Walter DeLeon, Jesse Lasky Jr., Ernest Haycox, Jack Cunningham |
| Editors | Anne Bauchens |
| Cinematography | Victor Milner |
| Asst. Directors | Cecil B. DeMille, Arthur Rosson |
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| Camera Operators | Victor Milner |
| Add. Photography | Victor Milner |
| Production Design | Hans Dreier, Roland Anderson, A. E. Freudeman |
| Art Direction | Hans Dreier, Roland Anderson, A. E. Freudeman |
| Set Decoration | A. E. Freudeman, Hans Dreier, Roland Anderson |
| Special Effects | Gordon Jennings |
| Visual Effects | Farciot Edouart, Dewey Wrigley |
| Composer | Gerard Carbonara, Leo Shuken, John Leipold, Victor Young, Sigmund Krumgold, John Cope, Harry Lindgren, Loren L. Ryder |
| Sound | Gerard Carbonara, Leo Shuken, John Leipold, Victor Young, Sigmund Krumgold, John Cope, Harry Lindgren, Loren L. Ryder |
| Costume Design | Natalie Visart |
| Makeup | Natalie Visart |
| Hairstyling | Natalie Visart |
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Film correlati
Date di uscita per paese
| Tipo | Paese | Data | Cert. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premiere |  Stati Uniti | 26 apr 1939 | NR | Omaha, Nebraska |
| Uscita in sala | Stati Uniti | 05 mag 1939 | — | — |
| Uscita in sala |  Germania | 14 set 1939 | — | — |