How the West Was Won 61 years old
It's here! The mightiest adventure ever filmed!
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.
Credits
How the West Was Won Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Lee J. Cobb He was 50, 64 years old when he died | as Marshal Lou Ramsey |
| Harry Dean Stanton He was 36, 91 years old when he died | as Gant Henchman |
| James Stewart He was 54, 89 years old when he died | as Linus Rawlings |
| Agnes Moorehead She was 61, 73 years old when she died | as Rebecca Prescott |
| Mickey Shaughnessy He was 42, 64 years old when he died | as Deputy Stover |
| Eli Wallach He was 46, 98 years old when he died | as Charlie Gant |
| Henry Fonda He was 57, 77 years old when he died | as Jethro Stuart |
| Thelma Ritter She was 60, 66 years old when she died | as Agatha Clegg |
| Lee Van Cleef He was 37, 64 years old when he died | as River Pirate |
| Richard Widmark He was 47, 93 years old when he died | as Mike King |
| Gregory Peck He was 46, 87 years old when he died | as Cleve Van Valen |
| Russ Tamblyn He was 27, now 89 years old | as Confederate deserter |
| John Wayne He was 55, 72 years old when he died | as Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman |
| Harry Morgan He was 47, 96 years old when he died | as Gen. Ulysses S. Grant |
| Jay C. Flippen He was 63, 71 years old when he died | as Huggins |
| Debbie Reynolds She was 30, 84 years old when she died | as Lilith 'Lily' Prescott |
| Andy Devine He was 57, 71 years old when he died | as Peterson |
| Willis Bouchey He was 55, 70 years old when he died | as Civil War Surgeon |
| Karl Malden He was 50, 97 years old when he died | as Zebulon Prescott |
| Carroll Baker She was 31, now 92 years old | as Eve Prescott Rawlings |
| Walter Brennan He was 68, 80 years old when he died | as Col. Jeb Hawkins |
| Spencer Tracy He was 62, 67 years old when he died | as Narrator (voice) |
| James Griffith He was 46, 77 years old when he died | as Gambler |
| Brigid Bazlen She was 18, 44 years old when she died | as Jeb Hawkins' Daughter |
| Karl Swenson He was 54, 70 years old when he died | as Train Conductor |
| Carolyn Jones She was 32, 53 years old when she died | as Julie Rawlings |
| George Peppard He was 34, 65 years old when he died | as Zeb Rawlings |
| Clinton Sundberg He was 58, 84 years old when he died | as Hylan Seabury |
| Robert Preston He was 44, 68 years old when he died | as Roger Morgan |
| Raymond Massey He was 66, 86 years old when he died | as Abraham Lincoln |
| Rodolfo Acosta He was 42, 54 years old when he died | as Gant gang member |
| Stanley Livingston He was 11, now 73 years old | as Prescott Rawlings |
| David Brian He was 48, 78 years old when he died | as Lilith's Attorney |
| Kim Charney He was 17, now 78 years old | as Sam Prescott |
| Tudor Owen He was 64, 81 years old when he died | as Alec Harvey |
| Bryan Russell He was 9, 63 years old when he died | as Zeke Prescott |
How the West Was Won Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Joseph LaShelle as Director of Photography. He was 62 (89) years old when He died | Camera |
| Harold F. Kress as Editor. He was 49 (86) years old when He died | Editing |
| Milton Krasner as Director of Photography. He was 58 (84) years old when He died | Camera |
| George W. Davis as Art Direction. He was 48 (84) years old when He died | Art |
| Walter Plunkett as Costume Design. He was 60 (79) years old when He died | Costume & Make-Up |
| Addison Hehr as Art Direction. He was 53 (61) years old when He died | Art |
| John Gay as Screenplay. He was 277 (47) years old when He died | Writing |
| Franklin Milton as Recording Supervision. He was 55 (78) years old when He died | Sound |
| William Ferrari as Art Direction. He was 61 (61) years old when He died | Art |
| A. Arnold Gillespie as Visual Effects. He was 63 (78) years old when He died | Visual Effects |
| Henry Hathaway as Director. He was 64 (86) years old when He died | Directing |
| James R. Webb as Writer. He was 52 (63) years old when He died | Writing |
| Bernard Smith as Producer. He was 55 (92) years old when He died | Production |
| Harold E. Wellman as Second Unit Cinematographer. He was 57 (86) years old when He died | Crew |
| Charles Lang as Director of Photography. He was 60 (96) years old when He died | Camera |
| Sydney Guilaroff as Hairstylist. He was 54 (89) years old when He died | Costume & Make-Up |
| Ken Darby as Lyricist. He was 53 (82) years old when He died | Writing |
| Richard Thorpe as Director. He was 66 (95) years old when He died | Directing |
| William Tuttle as Makeup Artist. He was 50 (95) years old when He died | Costume & Make-Up |
| Robert Emmett Dolan as Music Coordinator. He was 56 (66) years old when He died | Sound |
| Robert R. Hoag as Visual Effects. | Visual Effects |
| Charles K. Hagedon as Color Assistant. | Editing |
How the West Was Won (61 years)
It's here! The mightiest adventure ever filmed!
- Release day: Monday, October 01, 1962
- Runtime: 162 minutes
- Budget: 15000000.00
- Revenue: 50000000.00
