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How the West Was Won(1962)
Status: Released
Date: 1962-11-02
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447 Votes
Time: 2h 44m
It's here! The mightiest adventure ever filmed!
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.
Languages: English, Spanish.
Countries:
United States of America
Budget: $15,000,000.00
Revenue: $50,000,000.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Cinerama Productions
Movie: How the West Was Won
Top 10 Billed Cast
Debbie Reynolds
Lilith Prescott
George Peppard
Zeb Rawlings
Carroll Baker
Eve Prescott Rawlings
James Stewart
Linus Rawlings
Gregory Peck
Cleve Van Valen
Karl Malden
Zebulon Prescott
Robert Preston
Roger Morgan
Henry Fonda
Jethro Stuart
Richard Widmark
Mike King
Carolyn Jones
Julie Rawlings
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