How the West Was Won

Where to Watch How the West Was Won (1962) (Legally)

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Nov 2, 1962 US 164 min PG
7.0 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
494 votes
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What to expect (spoiler-free)

Here’s what to expect from “ (1962), without spoilers.

Genre-wise, it leans into Western, Action, War, with a runtime around 164 minutes.

Audience signals on TMDB currently show an average rating of 7/10 from about 494 votes.

The listed certification for some regions is “ (ratings vary by country).

Topics & keywords

river, settler, native american, caravan, outlaw, frontier, colonisation, family, riverboat, usa history, 3-strip cinerama

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Plot

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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Main cast

Carroll Baker
as Eve Prescott Rawlings
Lee J. Cobb
as Marshal Lou Ramsey
Henry Fonda
as Jethro Stuart
Carolyn Jones
as Julie Rawlings
Karl Malden
as Zebulon Prescott
Gregory Peck
as Cleve Van Valen
George Peppard
as Zeb Rawlings
Robert Preston
as Roger Morgan
Debbie Reynolds
as Lilith Prescott
James Stewart
as Linus Rawlings