How the West Was Won (1962)

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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.

• Released: 1962-11-02
• Genres: Western
• Runtime: 2h 44m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.0/10 from 516 votes

Directed by John Ford, George Marshall, Henry Hathaway.

Top 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

Full cast & crew

Where to watch How the West Was Won

• United States: stream on TCM; watch free on Fawesome; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
• Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: stream on HBO Max, HBO Max Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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