1964
Best Editing
1964
Best Sound
1964
Best Original Screenplay
1964
Nominated Picture
1964
Nominated Cinematography
1964
Nominated Costume Design
1964
Nominated Production Design (Art Direction)
1964
Nominated Original Score
How the West was Won
1962
Rank
116
Score
85.32
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Added
7/17/21
Epic Western Adventure Film
Co-directed by John Ford , Henry Hathaway and George Marshall the film follows a courageous New England farm family’s move West thru generations set against the Louisiana Purchase, the Civil War, buffalo hunters, the Pony Express and the first transcontinental railroad. The trio of directors deliver widescreen spectacle with breathtaking location work and an all-star cast although the narrative may drag long sometimes.
It won 3 Academy Awards and it was nominated for another 5.
DIRECTOR
John Ford
Irish-American film director, and naval officer (1894-1973).
Henry Hathaway
American film director, and producer (1898-1985).
George Marshall
American actor, screenwriter, producer, film and television director (1891-1975).
CAST
James Stewart
American (1908-1997)
Debbie Reynolds
American (1932–2016)
Karl Malden
American (1912-2009)
John Wayne
American (1907-1979)
Henry Fonda
American (1905-1982)
Gregory Peck
American (1916–2003)
Carroll Baker
American (born 1931)
Lee J. Cobb
American (1911-1976)
Carolyn Jones
American (1930-1983)
George Peppard
American (1928-1994)
Robert Preston
American (1918-1987)
Eli Wallach
American (1915-2014)