How the West Was Won [Special Edition] [Blu-ray]

Director: John Ford, Henry Hathaway, Richard Thorpe, George C. Marshall, George Marshall

Overview

Filmed in panoramic Cinerama, this star-studded, epic Western adventure is a true cinematic classic. Three legendary directors (Henry Hathaway, John Ford and George Marshall) combine their skills to tell the story of three families and their travels from the Erie Canal to California between 1839 and 1889. Spencer Tracy narrates the film, which cost an estimated $15 million to complete. Westward expansion shows scenes of the Indian's sorrow, the white man's greed, river pirates, outlaws, lawmen, and life and death on the Western plains. Dozens of marquee names worked with over 12,000 extras, 630 horses, hundreds of horse drawn wagons, and a stampede of 2,000 buffalo. The human cost of the concept of Manifest Destiny is revealed in all its colorful and violent glory. How the West Was Won garnered three Oscars, for screenplay, film editing, and sound production.

Product Details

Release Date:	01/04/2011
UPC:	0883929157747
Original Release:	1962
Rating:	G
Source:	Warner Home Video
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	2:44:00
Sales rank:	4,596

Special Features

Commentary by Filmmaker David Strohmaier, Director of Cinerama, Inc. John Sittig, Film Historian Rudy Behlmer, Music Historian Jon Burlingame and Stuntman Loren James ; Cinerama Adventure: Bonus Movie Documentary About the Revolutionary Movie Exhibition Process; Theatrical Trailer

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Debbie Reynolds	Lilith Prescott
George Peppard	Zeb Rawlings
Carroll Baker	Eve Prescott
James Stewart	Linus Rawlings,Linus Rawlings
Gregory Peck	Cleve Van Valen
Richard Widmark	Mike King
Henry Fonda	Jethro Stuart
Robert Preston	Roger Morgan
Karl Malden	Zebulon Prescott
Thelma Ritter	Agatha Clegg
Carolyn Jones	Julie Rawlings
Agnes Moorehead	Rebecca Prescott
Eli Wallach	Charlie Gant
John Wayne	General Sherman
Lee J. Cobb	Lou Ramsey
Brigid Bazlen	Dora Hawkins
Walter Brennan	Col. Hawkins
David Brian	Attorney
Andy Devine	Cpl. Peterson
Raymond Massey	Abraham Lincoln
Harry Morgan	Gen. Ulysses S. Grant,Stunts,Stunts
Mickey Shaughnessy	Deputy Marshall
Russ Tamblyn	Reb Soldier
Tudor Owen	Scotsman
Barry Harvey	His Son
Jamie Ross	His Son
Willis Bouchey	Surgeon,Surgeon
Kim Charney	Sam Prescott
Bryan Russell	Zeke Prescott
Claude Johnson	Jeremiah Rawlings
Jerry Holmes	Railroad Clerk
Rodolfo Acosta	Desperado,Gant gang member
Chief Weasel	Indian
Red Cloud	Indian
Ben Black Elk	Indian
Mark Allen	Colin
Lee Van Cleef	Marty
Charlie Briggs	Barker
Jay C. Flippen	Huggins
Clinton Sundberg	Hylan Seabury
James Griffith	Gambler
Walter Burke	Gambler
Joe Sawyer	Ship's Officer
John Larch	Grimes
Jack Pennick	Cpl. Murphy
Craig Duncan	James Marshall
Paul Bryar	Auctioneer's Assistant
Kem Curtis	Ben, Union Corporal,Cpl. Ben
Walter Reed	Union Soldier
Carleton Young	Union Soldier
Harry Dean Stanton	Outlaw
Karl Swenson	Train Conductor
Jack Lambert	Gant Henchman
Christopher Dark	Poker Player
Gene Roth	Riverboat Poker Player
J. Edward McKinley	Auctioneer
William Henry	Staff Officer
Ken Dibbs	Blacksmith,Blacksmith
Red Perkins	Union Soldier,Henchman
John Damler	Lawyer
Robert Nash	Lawyer
Saul Gorss	Henchman
Roy Jenson	Henchman
Victor Romito	Henchman
Harvey Parry	Henchman
Beulah Archuletta	Indian Woman
Chuck Roberson	Officer
Spencer Tracy	Narrator,Narrator
Robert Banas	Dance Hall Dancer
Polly Burson	Stock Player
Harry Monty	Uncredited
Alfred Newman	Composer
Ken Darby	Composer

Technical Credits

James Webb

John Gay

James Webb	Screenwriter,Screenwriter
Bernard Smith	Producer
Robert R. Hoag	Special Effects
A. Arnold Gillespie	Special Effects
John Gay	Screenwriter
Rick Arnold	Stunts
Loren Janes	Stunts