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It's here! The mightiest adventure ever filmed! - How the West Was Won
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Title: How the West Was Won

Release Date: 2 Nov 1962

Runtime: 2h 44m

Genre: Western

Director: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Cinerama Productions

Production Companies: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Cinerama Productions

Overview: 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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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.99 (435 votes)

Cast

  • Lilith Prescott: Debbie Reynolds
  • Zeb Rawlings: George Peppard
  • Eve Prescott Rawlings: Carroll Baker
  • Linus Rawlings: James Stewart
  • Cleve Van Valen: Gregory Peck
  • Zebulon Prescott: Karl Malden
  • Roger Morgan: Robert Preston
  • Jethro Stuart: Henry Fonda
  • Mike King: Richard Widmark
  • Julie Rawlings: Carolyn Jones
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