How the West Was Won (1977)

Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews

The Macahans, a family from Virginia headed by Zeb Macahan, travel across the country to pioneer a new land and a new home in the American West.

• Released: 1977-02-06
• Genres: Western, Drama
• Seasons: 3, 28 episodes
• Episode length: 1h 0m
• Network: ABC
• Status: Ended
• TMDB rating: 7.0/10 from 35 votes

Top cast

• James Arness as Zeb Macahan
• Fionnula Flanagan as Molly Culhane
• Bruce Boxleitner as Luke Macahan
• Kathryn Holcomb as Laura Macahan
• William Kirby Cullen as Josh Macahan
• Vicki Schreck as Jessie Macahan

Full cast & crew

Where to watch How the West Was Won

• United States: buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies
• United Kingdom: buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
• Canada: stream on iciTouTV

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