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Learn about the plot, cast, production and reception of How the West Was Won, a three-part Western film directed by Henry Hathaway, John Ford and George Marshall. The film follows the adventures of the Prescott family across the American frontier from 1839 to 1868.
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. Linus then marries daughter Eve Prescott (Carroll Baker), and 30 years later goes off with their son to fight in the Civil War, with bloody results.
- (24K)
- Adventure, War, Western
- John Ford, Henry Hathaway, George Marshall
- 1963-02-20
A classic western film directed by John Ford and Henry Hathaway, starring Gregory Peck, John Wayne, James Stewart and others. See the full list of actors, writers, producers, composers and other crew members who worked on this epic saga of the American frontier.
How the West Was Won: Created by Jim Byrnes, Albert S. Ruddy. With James Arness, Bruce Boxleitner, Kathryn Holcomb, William Kirby Cullen. The Macahans, a family from Virginia, headed by Zeb Macahan, travel across the country to pioneer a new land and a new home in the American West.
- (2.6K)
- 1976-01-19
- Drama, Western
- 3 min
How the West Was Won. Setting off on a journey to the west in the 1830s, the Prescott family run into a man named Linus (James Stewart), who helps them fight off a pack of thieves. Linus then...
- (23)
- Carroll Baker, Lee J. Cobb
- G
- Metro Goldwyn Mayer
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.
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Learn about the epic western film that spans five generations of the Prescott family and their adventures in the 19th-century American West. The article covers the plot, the directors, the cast, the awards, and the production details of this Cinerama masterpiece.
