How the West Was Won (1963)

02/20/1963 2h 44m

It's here! The mightiest adventure ever filmed!

How old is the movie?

62 years 3 months 29 days

Overview

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.

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Cast Ages at Release

Debbie Reynolds

as Lilith Prescott

Born 04/01/1932

Died 12/28/2016, age 84

George Peppard

as Zeb Rawlings

Born 10/01/1928

Died 05/08/1994, age 65

Carroll Baker

as Eve Prescott Rawlings

Born 05/28/1931, age 94

James Stewart

as Linus Rawlings

Born 05/20/1908

Died 07/02/1997, age 89

Gregory Peck

as Cleve Van Valen

Born 04/05/1916

Died 06/12/2003, age 87

Karl Malden

as Zebulon Prescott

Born 03/22/1912

Died 07/01/2009, age 97

Robert Preston

as Roger Morgan

Born 06/08/1918

Died 03/21/1987, age 68

Henry Fonda

as Jethro Stuart

Born 05/16/1905

Died 08/12/1982, age 77

Richard Widmark

as Mike King

Born 12/26/1914

Died 03/24/2008, age 93

Carolyn Jones

as Julie Rawlings

Born 04/28/1930

Died 08/03/1983, age 53

Agnes Moorehead

as Rebecca Prescott

Born 12/04/1900

Died 04/30/1974, age 73

Lee J. Cobb

as Marshal Lou Ramsey

Born 12/08/1911

Died 02/11/1976, age 64

Thelma Ritter

as Agatha Clegg

Born 02/14/1902

Died 02/05/1969, age 66

John Wayne

as Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman

Born 05/26/1907

Died 06/11/1979, age 72

Harry Morgan

as Gen. Ulysses S. Grant

Born 04/10/1915

Died 12/07/2011, age 96

Eli Wallach

as Charlie Gant

Born 12/07/1915

Died 06/24/2014, age 98

Walter Brennan

as Col. Jeb Hawkins

Born 07/24/1894

Died 09/21/1974, age 80

David Brian

as Lilith's Attorney

Born 08/05/1914

Died 07/15/1993, age 78

Andy Devine

as Cpl. Peterson

Born 10/07/1905

Died 02/18/1977, age 71

Raymond Massey

as Abraham Lincoln

Born 08/28/1896

Died 07/29/1983, age 86

Mickey Shaughnessy

as Deputy Stover

Born 08/05/1920

Died 07/23/1985, age 64

Russ Tamblyn

as Confederate Deserter

Born 12/30/1934, age 90

Spencer Tracy

as Narrator (voice)

Born 04/02/1900

Died 06/10/1967, age 67

Harry Dean Stanton

as Gant Henchman (uncredited)

Born 07/14/1926

Died 09/15/2017, age 91

Lee Van Cleef

as River Pirate (uncredited)

Born 01/09/1925

Died 12/16/1989, age 64

Karl Swenson

as Train Conductor (uncredited)

Born 07/23/1908

Died 10/08/1978, age 70

Claude Akins

as Man (uncredited)

Born 05/25/1926

Died 01/27/1994, age 67

Ken Curtis

as Cpl. Ben (uncredited)

Born 07/02/1916

Died 04/28/1991, age 74

Roy Jenson

as Henchman (uncredited)

Born 02/09/1927

Died 04/27/2007, age 80

Jack Lambert

as Gant Henchman (uncredited)

Born 04/13/1920

Died 02/18/2002, age 81

John Larch

as Grimes (uncredited)

Born 10/04/1914

Died 10/16/2005, age 91

Walter Reed

as River Pirate (uncredited)

Born 02/10/1916

Died 08/20/2001, age 85

Bing Russell

as Man (uncredited)

Born 05/05/1926

Died 04/08/2003, age 76

Joe Sawyer

as Riverboat Officer (uncredited)

Born 08/29/1906

Died 04/21/1982, age 75

Dub Taylor

as Man (uncredited)

Born 02/26/1907

Died 10/03/1994, age 87

William Wellman Jr.

as Officer #2 (uncredited)

Born 01/20/1937, age 88