"It's here! The mightiest adventure ever filmed!"

1962

2h 44m

7.0(473 votes)

Western

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 & Crew

105 members

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Carroll Baker

Eve Prescott Rawlings

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Lee J. Cobb

Marshal Lou Ramsey

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Henry Fonda

Jethro Stuart

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Carolyn Jones

Julie Rawlings

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Karl Malden

Zebulon Prescott

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Gregory Peck

Cleve Van Valen

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George Peppard

Zeb Rawlings

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Robert Preston

Roger Morgan

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Debbie Reynolds

Lilith Prescott

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James Stewart

Linus Rawlings

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Eli Wallach

Charlie Gant

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John Wayne

William Sherman

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Richard Widmark

Mike King

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Spencer Tracy

Narrator (voice)

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Brigid Bazlen

Dora Hawkins

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Walter Brennan

Jeb Hawkins

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David Brian

Lilith's Attorney

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Andy Devine

Corporal Peterson

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Raymond Massey

Abraham Lincoln

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Agnes Moorehead

Rebecca Prescott

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Harry Morgan

Ulysses S. Grant

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Thelma Ritter

Agatha Clegg

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Mickey Shaughnessy

Deputy Stover

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Russ Tamblyn

Confederate Deserter

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Harry Dean Stanton

Gant Henchman (uncredited)

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Lee Van Cleef

River Pirate (uncredited)

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Rodolfo Acosta

Gant Gang Member (uncredited)

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Clinton Sundberg

Hylan Seabury (uncredited)

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Willis Bouchey

Civil War Surgeon (uncredited)

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Claude Johnson

Jeremiah Rawlings (uncredited)

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Kim Charney

Sam Prescott (uncredited)

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Bryan Russell

Zeke Prescott (uncredited)

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Stanley Livingston

Prescott Rawlings (uncredited)

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Jay C. Flippen

Huggins (uncredited)

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Tudor Owen

Parson Alec Harvey (uncredited)

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Karl Swenson

Train Conductor (uncredited)

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James Griffith

Poker Player with Cleve (uncredited)

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Jack Pennick

Corporal Murphy (uncredited)

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Jim Michael

Barfly (uncredited)

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Chuck Roberson

Officer (uncredited)

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Claude Akins

Man (uncredited)

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Mark Allen

Colin Harvey (uncredited)

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Don Anderson

Auction Guest (uncredited)

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Beulah Archuletta

Arapaho Woman (uncredited)

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Robert Banas

Dance Hall Dancer (uncredited)

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Willie Bloom

Barfly (uncredited)

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Bill Borzage

Barfly (uncredited)

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John Breen

Waiter (uncredited)

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Charlie Briggs

Flying Arrow Barker (uncredited)

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Buddy Bryan

Music Hall Dancer / Wagon Train Traveler (uncredited)

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Paul Bryar

Auctioneer's Assistant (uncredited)

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Walter Burke

Wagon Poker Player (uncredited)

Crew

Polly Burson

Stock Player (uncredited)

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Ken Curtis

Corporal Ben (uncredited)

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John Damler

Lawyer (uncredited)

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Christopher Dark

Poker Player with Cleve (uncredited)

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Kem Dibbs

Blacksmith (uncredited)

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Forrest Draper

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Craig Duncan

James Marshall (uncredited)

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Ben Black Elk Sr.

Arapaho Chief (uncredited)

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Raoul Freeman

Auction Guest (uncredited)

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Sol Gorss

River Pirate (uncredited)

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Tom Greenway

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Barry Harvey

Angus Harvey (uncredited)

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William Henry

Staff Officer (uncredited)

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Jerry Holmes

Railroad Clerk (uncredited)

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Roy Jenson

Henchman (uncredited)

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Walter Kightly

Cavalryman (uncredited)

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Jack Lambert

Gant Henchman (uncredited)

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John Larch

Grimes (uncredited)

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Robert P. Lieb

Bartender (uncredited)

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Herbert Maneval

Schoolboy (uncredited)

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J. Edward McKinley

Auctioneer (uncredited)

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Gary Menteer

Music Hall Dancer / Wagon Train Traveler (uncredited)

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Harold Miller

Auction Guest (uncredited)

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Harry Monty

River Pirate (uncredited)

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Crew

Bob Morgan

Member of Train Robbery Gang (uncredited)

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Boyd 'Red' Morgan

River Pirate (uncredited)

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Forbes Murray

Auction Guest (uncredited)

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Robert Nash

Lawyer (uncredited)

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Cliff Osmond

Bartender (uncredited)

Crew

Harvey Parry

Henchman (uncredited)

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Gil Perkins

Henchman (uncredited)

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Red Perkins

Union Soldier (uncredited)

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Murray Pollack

Auction Guest (uncredited)

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Paul Power

Auction Guest (uncredited)

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Frank Radcliffe

Music Hall Dancer / Wagon Train Traveler (uncredited)

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Buddy Red Bow

Arapaho Man (uncredited)

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Walter Reed

River Pirate (uncredited)

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Victor Romito

Henchman (uncredited)

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Jamie Ross

Bruce Harvey (uncredited)

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Gene Roth

Riverboat Poker Player (uncredited)

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Bing Russell

Man (uncredited)

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Danny Sands

Trapeze Man (uncredited)

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Joe Sawyer

Riverboat Officer (uncredited)

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Jeffrey Sayre

Auction Guest (uncredited)

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Phil Schumacher

Bartender (uncredited)

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June Smaney

Saloon Girl (uncredited)

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Kelly Smith

Little Girl (uncredited)

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Dub Taylor

Man (uncredited)

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Ken Terrell

River Pirate (uncredited)

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Jack Tornek

Barfly (uncredited)

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William Wellman Jr.

Officer #2 (uncredited)

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Harry Wilson

Cattleman at Barricade (uncredited)

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Carleton Young

Poker Player with Cleve (uncredited)

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