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How the West Was Won is an epic 1962 western film which follows several generations of a family as they move ever Westwards, from western New York state to the Pacific Ocean. It was displayed in Cinerama. It stars Carroll Baker, Lee J. Cobb, Henry Fonda, Carolyn Jones, Karl Malden, Gregory Peck, George Peppard, Robert Preston, Debbie Reynolds, James Stewart, Eli Wallach, John WayneJohn Wayne ( May 26, 1907 June 11, 1979), nicknamed Duke was an American film actor whose career spanned the evolutionary phase of American cinema, appearing in silent movies and "talkies" alike. He remains, by many accounts, the most popular star in the, Richard WidmarkRichard Widmark (born December 26, 1914 in Sunrise, Minnesota) is an American film actor. He grew up in Princeton, Illinois and attended Lake Forest College, where he studied acting. He taught acting at the college after graduation, before debuting on rad, Brigid Bazlen , Walter BrennanWalter Brennan ( 25 July, 1894 21 September, 1974) was a veteran character actor, notably in westerns. He holds the distinction of having won more Academy Awards for acting than any other male actor. Brennan was born in Swampscott, Massachusetts, and stud, David Brian , Andy DevineAndy Devine (born Jeremiah Schwartz ( October 7, 1905 February 18, 1977) was a rotund, raspy-voiced character actor and comic cowboy sidekick. His movie career started in silent films and extended until his death. Devine was born in Flagstaff, Arizona., Raymond MasseyRaymond Hart Massey ( August 30, 1896 July 29, 1983) was a Canadian actor. Born in Toronto, Ontario, he was the son of Hart Massey, the wealthy owner of the Massey-Ferguson Tractor Company. Was educated at Upper Canada College, the University of Toronto a, Agnes MooreheadMoorehead as Endora on Bewitched Agnes Moorehead ( December 6, 1900 April 30, 1974) was a United States character actress. She was born in Clinton, Massachusetts. Moorehead was a graduate of Muskingum College in New Concord, Ohio. She was also part of Ors, Harry MorganHarry Morgan (born April 10, 1915, Detroit, Michigan) is an American television actor. He is best known as Colonel Sherman Potter on M A S H''. He was also Bill Gannon, Joe Friday's partner, on Dragnet Pete in "Pete and Gladys" and the judge in Inherit th, Thelma RitterThelma Ritter ( February 14, 1905 February 4, 1969) was an American character actress of the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. She was born in Brooklyn, New York. Her many film roles include: How the West Was Won ( 1962) Birdman of Alcatraz (1962) The Misfits ( 196, Mickey Shaughnessy , Russ Tamblyn and Spencer Tracy.The movie was written by John Gay (uncredited) and James R. Webb and directed by John Ford (segment "The Civil War"), Henry Hathaway (segments "The Rivers", "The Plains" and "The Outlaws"), George Marshall (segment "The Railroad") and Richard Thorpe (uncredited) (transitional historical sequences).
The movie won Academy Awards for Best Film Editing, Best Sound and Best Writing, Story and Screenplay - Written Directly for the Screen (James R. Webb) and was nominated for Academy Award for Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Color, Best Cinematography, Color, Best Costume Design, Color, Best Music, Score - Substantially Original ( Alfred Newman and Ken Darby ) and Best Picture.
How the West was Won is one of only two feature films (the other being The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm) made using the three-strip Cinerama process, and suffers from that process's technical shortcomings. When shown on television in a Cinemascope print made from the original three-strip version, the joins between the three frames are clearly and sometimes glaringly visible; when seen in letterbox format the actors' faces are invisible in long shots.
The film has also been selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry.
1962 films
US National Film Registry
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