How the West Was Won

Nov 2, 1962

2h 44m

★ 7.0

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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.

Genres

Western

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Cinerama Productions

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Cast

Eve Prescott Rawlings

Carroll Baker

Marshal Lou Ramsey

Lee J. Cobb

Jethro Stuart

Henry Fonda

Julie Rawlings

Carolyn Jones

Zebulon Prescott

Karl Malden

Cleve Van Valen

Gregory Peck

Zeb Rawlings

George Peppard

Roger Morgan

Robert Preston

Lilith Prescott

Debbie Reynolds

Linus Rawlings

James Stewart

Charlie Gant

Eli Wallach

William Sherman

John Wayne

Will Penny, an aging cowpoke, takes a job on a ranch which requires him to ride the line of the property looking for trespassers or, worse, squatters. He finds that his cabin in the high mountains has been appropriated by a woman whose guide to Oregon has deserted her and her son. Too ashamed to kick mother and child out just as the bitter winter of the mountains sets in, he agrees to share the cabin until the spring thaw. But it isn't just the snow that slowly thaws; the lonely man and woman soon forget their mutual hostility and start developing a deep love for one another.

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Early Oklahoma

May 21, 1913

In the early days of Oklahoma, Joe Turner, his wife and two children settled on a little farm in the southern part of the state. The hardships were many as the ground was new and the Indians still aggressive and heartily detested the white man.

7.6

The Big Country

Sep 30, 1958

Retired wealthy sea captain Jim McKay arrives in the Old West, where he becomes embroiled in a feud between his future father-in-law, Major Terrill, and the rough and lawless Hannasseys over a valuable patch of land.

6.3

The Missing

Nov 26, 2003

When rancher and single mother of two Maggie Gilkeson sees her teenage daughter, Lily, kidnapped by Apache rebels, she reluctantly accepts the help of her estranged father, Samuel, in tracking down the kidnappers. Along the way, the two must learn to reconcile the past and work together if they are going to have any hope of getting Lily back before she is taken over the border and forced to become a prostitute.

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Raiders of Tomahawk Creek

Sep 30, 1950

Charles Starrett, aka "The Durango Kid", is back in Raiders of Tomahawk Creek. Starrett plays Steve Blake, a novice Indian agent, sent out to investigate a series of mysterious murders.

6.5

Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee

May 27, 2007

Beginning just after the bloody Sioux victory over General Custer at Little Big Horn, the story is told through two unique perspectives: Charles Eastman, a young, white-educated Sioux doctor held up as living proof of the alleged success of assimilation, and Sitting Bull the proud Lakota chief whose tribe won the American Indians’ last major victory at Little Big Horn.

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I Killed Geronimo

Aug 8, 1950

Going undercover as the notorious "Waco Kid," U.S. Army Captain Jeff Packard manages to infiltrate a gang of gold-shipment thieves lead by nasty Walt Anderson. But Anderson and his gang are not the only troublemakers around: Packard must also contend with Geronimo and his Apache warriors, who are demanding guns in exchange for peace.

6.0

American Outlaws

Aug 17, 2001

When a Midwest town learns that a corrupt railroad baron has captured the deeds to their homesteads without their knowledge, a group of young ranchers join forces to take back what is rightfully theirs. They will become the object of the biggest manhunt in the history of the Old West and, as their fame grows, so will the legend of their leader, a young outlaw by the name of Jesse James.

6.0

The Missourians

Nov 25, 1950

In the little town of Dorado, widely known as a town with no crime and no bank to rob, young Polish-born Steve Kovacs is fighting a two-edged sword of prejudice; his foreign birth and also the fact that his brother, Nick Kovacs, is the leader of an outlaw gang known as The Missourians.

6.4

Seraphim Falls

Jan 26, 2007

The Civil War has ended, but Colonel Morsman Carver is on one final mission – to kill Gideon, no matter what it takes. Launched by a gunshot and propelled by rage, the relentless pursuit takes the two men through frigid snow-capped mountains and arid deserts, far from the comforts and codes of civilisation, into the bloodiest recesses of their own souls.

6.3

An American Tail: Fievel Goes West

Nov 21, 1991

Some time after the Mousekewitz's have settled in America, they find that they are still having problems with the threat of cats. That makes them eager to try another home out in the west, where they are promised that mice and cats live in peace. Unfortunately, the one making this claim is an oily con artist named Cat R. Waul who is intent on his own sinister plan.

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Outlaws of Texas

Dec 10, 1950

Monogram's Outlaws of Texas is surprisingly bereft of the action highlights one might expect from star Whip Wilson. This time, the Whip and his saddle pal Andy Clyde play heroes Tom and Hungry who work undercover to break up a gang of bank robbers.

6.6

Oklahoma!

Oct 10, 1955

In the Oklahoma territory at the turn of the twentieth century, two young cowboys vie with a violent ranch hand and a traveling peddler for the hearts of the women they love.

7.0

Calamity Jane

Nov 4, 1953

Sharpshooter Calamity Jane takes it upon herself to recruit a famous actress and bring her back to the local saloon, but jealousy soon gets in the way.

7.6

The Wild Bunch

Jun 19, 1969

An aging group of outlaws look for one last big score as the "traditional" American West is disappearing around them.

7.8

Dances with Wolves

Mar 30, 1990

Wounded Civil War soldier John Dunbar tries to commit suicide—and becomes a hero instead. As a reward, he's assigned to his dream post, a remote junction on the Western frontier, and soon makes unlikely friends with the local Sioux tribe.

8.3

Once Upon a Time in the West

Dec 21, 1968

As the railroad builders advance unstoppably through the Arizona desert on their way to the sea, Jill arrives in the small town of Flagstone with the intention of starting a new life.

7.8

Rio Bravo

Mar 8, 1959

A small-town sheriff in the American West enlists the help of a disabled man, a drunk, and a young gunfighter in his efforts to hold in jail the brother of the local bad guy.