How the West Was Won

How the West Was Won

Setting off on a journey to the west in the 1830s, the Prescott family run into a man named Linus who helps them fight off a pack of thieves. Linus then marries daughter Eve Prescott (Carroll Baker), and 30 years later goes off with their son to fight in the Civil War, with bloody results. Eve's sister Lily heads farther west and has adventures with a professional gambler, stretching all the way to 1880s San Francisco.

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Released

20 Feb 1963

Runtime

164 min

Genre

Action, Adventure, War

Director

John Ford, Henry Hathaway, George Marshall

Actors

James Stewart, John Wayne, Gregory Peck

Awards

Won 3 Oscars. 10 wins & 5 nominations total

IMDb rating

7.1

Box office

$76,729

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