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How the West Was Won
Western3.5
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.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.
November 2, 1962 · Directed by John Ford
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Runtime2h 44m
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Carroll Baker
Eve Prescott Rawlings
Lee J. Cobb
Marshal Lou Ramsey
Henry Fonda
Jethro Stuart
Carolyn Jones
Julie Rawlings
Karl Malden
Zebulon Prescott
Gregory Peck
Cleve Van Valen
George Peppard
Zeb Rawlings
Robert Preston
Roger Morgan
Debbie Reynolds
Lilith Prescott
James Stewart
Linus Rawlings
Eli Wallach
Charlie Gant
John Wayne
William Sherman
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