How the West Was Won [Special Edition] [3 Discs]

Overview

Filmed in panoramic Cinerama, this star-studded, epic Western adventure is a true cinematic classic. Three legendary directors (Henry Hathaway, John Ford and George Marshall) combine their skills to tell the story of three families and their travels from the Erie Canal to California between 1839 and 1889. Spencer Tracy narrates the film, which cost an estimated $15 million to complete. Westward expansion shows scenes of the Indian's sorrow, the white man's greed, river pirates, outlaws, lawmen, and life and death on the Western plains. Dozens of marquee names worked with over 12,000 extras, 630 horses, hundreds of horse drawn wagons, and a stampede of 2,000 buffalo. The human cost of the concept of Manifest Destiny is revealed in all its colorful and violent glory. How the West Was Won garnered three Oscars, for screenplay, film editing, and sound production.

Product Details

Release Date:	09/09/2008
UPC:	0012569799714
Original Release:	1962
Rating:	G
Source:	Warner Home Video
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	2:44:00

Special Features

Discs 1 and 2: ; Commentary by filmmaker David Strohmaier, director of cinerama, Inc. John Sittig, film historian Rudy Behlmer, music historian Jon Burlingame and stuntman Loren James; Theatrical trailer; ; Disc 3: ; Cinerama Adventure: Comprehensive documentary about the revolutionary movie exhibition process

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Carroll Baker	Eve Prescott Rawlings
Lee J. Cobb	Marshal Lou Ramsey
Henry Fonda	Jethro Stuart
Karl Malden	Zebulon Prescott
Gregory Peck	Cleve Van Valen
George Peppard	Zeb Rawlings
Robert Preston	Roger Morgan
Debbie Reynolds	Lilith Prescott
Eli Wallach	Charlie Gant
John Wayne	Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman
Richard Widmark	Mike King
Brigid Bazlen	Dora Hawkins
Walter Brennan	Col. Jeb Hawkins
David Brian	Lilith's Attorney
Andy Devine	Cpl. Peterson
Agnes Moorehead	Rebecca Prescott
Harry Morgan	Gen. Ulysses S. Grant,Member of Train Robbery Gang,River Pirate
Thelma Ritter	Agatha Clegg
Mickey Shaughnessy	Deputy Stover
Russ Tamblyn	Confederate Deserter
Harry Dean Stanton	Gant Henchman
Lee Van Cleef	River Pirate
Rodolfo Acosta	Gant Gang Member,Gant gang member
Clinton Sundberg	Hylan Seabury
Willis Bouchey	Civil War Surgeon,Surgeon
Claude Johnson	Jeremiah Rawlings
Kim Charney	Sam Prescott
Bryan Russell	Zeke Prescott,Man
Stanley Livingston	Prescott Rawlings
J.C. Flippen	Huggins
Tudor Owen	Parson Alec Harvey
Karl Swenson	Train Conductor
James J. Griffith	Poker Player with Cleve
Jack Pennick	Cpl. Murphy
Chuck Roberson	Officer
Claude Akins	Man
Mark Allen	Colin Harvey
Don Anderson	Auction Guest
Beulah Archuletta	Arapaho Woman
Robert Banas	Dance Hall Dancer
Willie Bloom	Barfly
Bill Borzage	Barfly
John Breen	Waiter
Charlie Briggs	Flying Arrow Barker
Buddy Bryan	Music Hall Dancer
Paul Bryar	Auctioneer's Assistant
Walter Burke	Wagon Poker Player
Polly Burson	Stock Player
Ken Curtis	Cpl. Ben
John Damler	Lawyer
Christopher Dark	Poker Player with Cleve
Kem Dibbs	Blacksmith
Forrest Draper	Bit Role
Ken Duncan Jr.	James Marshall
Raoul Freeman	Auction Guest
Sol Gorss	River Pirate
Tom Greenway	Bit Role
Barry Harvey	Angus Harvey
William Henry	Staff Officer
Jerry Holmes	Railroad Clerk
Roy Jenson	Henchman
Jack Lambert	Gant Henchman
John Larch	Grimes
Robert P. Lieb	Bartender
J. Edward McKinley	Auctioneer
Gary Menteer	Music Hall Dancer
Harold Miller	Auction Guest
Harry Monty	River Pirate
Forbes Murray	Auction Guest
Robert Nash	Lawyer
Cliff Osmond	Bartender
Harvey Parry	Henchman
Red Perkins	Union Soldier
Murray Pollack	Auction Guest
Frank Radcliff	Music Hall Dancer
Buddy Red Bow	Arapaho Man
Walter Reed	River Pirate
Victor Romito	Henchman
Jamie Ross	Bruce Harvey
Gene Stutenroth	Riverboat Poker Player
Danny Sands	Trapeze Man
Joe Sawyer	Riverboat Officer
Jeffrey Sayre	Auction Guest
Phil Schumacher	Bartender
June Smaney	Saloon Girl
Dub Taylor	Man
Ken Terrell	River Pirate
William Wellman Jr.	Officer #2
Harry Wilson	Cattleman at Barricade
Carleton Young	Poker Player with Cleve
Spencer Tracy	Narrator
Alfred Newman	Composer

Technical Credits

George Marshall	Director
Henry Hathaway	Director
John Ford	Director
Loren Janes	Stunts
Bernard Smith	Producer