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How The West Was Won

[1963, Movie, NR, 165 mins]

How The West Was Won: Review

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Dense and episodic western omelet, tries to condense the evolution of the American west by channeling it through one family's experiences, over three generations. The film is split between four directors with Hathaway's sequences clearly the most cohesive and colorful. This is an all-star guessing-game cast that adults can have fun with, and there's enough history lesson to validate it for children. The acting alternates between star turn, cute, and storybook portmanteau. It... read more

How The West Was Won: Cast & Details

Year: 1963
Rated NR

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Cast
Spencer Tracy: Narrator
Carroll Baker: Eve Prescott
Lee J. Cobb: Lou Ramsey
Henry Fonda: Jethro Stuart
Karl Malden: Zebulon Prescott
Gregory Peck: Cleve Van Valen

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