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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.
Language
Budget$15,000,000
Revenue $50,000,000
Español,
English
Budget$15,000,000
Revenue $50,000,000
Keywords
epic
river
settler
native american
caravan
outlaw
frontier
colonisation
family
riverboat
usa history
Casts
Debbie Reynolds
Lilith Prescott
George Peppard
Zeb Rawlings
Carroll Baker
Eve Prescott Rawlings
James Stewart
Linus Rawlings
Gregory Peck
Cleve Van Valen
Karl Malden
Zebulon Prescott
Robert Preston
Roger Morgan
Henry Fonda
Jethro Stuart
Richard Widmark
Mike King
Carolyn Jones
Julie Rawlings
Agnes Moorehead
Rebecca Prescott
Lee J. Cobb
Marshal Lou Ramsey
Thelma Ritter
Agatha Clegg
John Wayne
Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman
Harry Morgan
Gen. Ulysses S. Grant
Eli Wallach
Charlie Gant
Walter Brennan
Col. Jeb Hawkins
Brigid Bazlen
Dora Hawkins
David Brian
Lilith's Attorney
Andy Devine
Cpl. Peterson
Raymond Massey
Abraham Lincoln
Mickey Shaughnessy
Deputy Stover
Russ Tamblyn
Confederate Deserter
Spencer Tracy
Narrator (voice)
Harry Dean Stanton
Gant Henchman (uncredited)
Lee Van Cleef
River Pirate (uncredited)
Rodolfo Acosta
Gant Gang Member (uncredited)
Clinton Sundberg
Hylan Seabury (uncredited)
Willis Bouchey
Civil War Surgeon (uncredited)
Claude Johnson
Jeremiah Rawlings (uncredited)
Kim Charney
Sam Prescott (uncredited)
Bryan Russell
Zeke Prescott (uncredited)
Stanley Livingston
Prescott Rawlings (uncredited)
Jay C. Flippen
Huggins (uncredited)
Tudor Owen
Parson Alec Harvey (uncredited)
Karl Swenson
Train Conductor (uncredited)
James Griffith
Poker Player with Cleve (uncredited)
Jack Pennick
Cpl. Murphy
Jim Michael
Barfly (uncredited)
Chuck Roberson
Officer (uncredited)
Claude Akins
Man (uncredited)
Mark Allen
Colin Harvey (uncredited)
Don Anderson
Auction Guest (uncredited)
Beulah Archuletta
Arapaho Woman (uncredited)
Robert Banas
Dance Hall Dancer (uncredited)
Willie Bloom
Barfly (uncredited)
Bill Borzage
Barfly (uncredited)
John Breen
Waiter (uncredited)
Charlie Briggs
Flying Arrow Barker (uncredited)
Buddy Bryan
Music Hall Dancer / Wagon Train Traveler (uncredited)
Paul Bryar
Auctioneer's Assistant (uncredited)
Walter Burke
Wagon Poker Player (uncredited)
Polly Burson
Stock Player (uncredited)
Ken Curtis
Cpl. Ben (uncredited)
John Damler
Lawyer (uncredited)
Christopher Dark
Poker Player with Cleve (uncredited)
Kem Dibbs
Blacksmith (uncredited)
Forrest Draper
Bit Role (uncredited)
Craig Duncan
James Marshall (uncredited)
Ben Black Elk Sr.
Arapaho Chief (uncredited)
Raoul Freeman
Auction Guest (uncredited)
Sol Gorss
River Pirate (uncredited)
Tom Greenway
Bit Role (uncredited)
Barry Harvey
Angus Harvey (uncredited)
William Henry
Staff Officer (uncredited)
Jerry Holmes
Railroad Clerk (uncredited)
Roy Jenson
Henchman (uncredited)
Walter Kightly
Cavalryman (uncredited)
Jack Lambert
Gant Henchman (uncredited)
John Larch
Grimes (uncredited)
Robert P. Lieb
Bartender (uncredited)
Herbert Maneval
Schoolboy (uncredited)
J. Edward McKinley
Auctioneer (uncredited)
Gary Menteer
Music Hall Dancer / Wagon Train Traveler (uncredited)
Harold Miller
Auction Guest (uncredited)
Harry Monty
River Pirate (uncredited)
Bob Morgan
Member of Train Robbery Gang (uncredited)
Boyd 'Red' Morgan
River Pirate (uncredited)
Forbes Murray
Auction Guest (uncredited)
Robert Nash
Lawyer (uncredited)
Cliff Osmond
Bartender (uncredited)
Harvey Parry
Henchman (uncredited)
Gil Perkins
Henchman (uncredited)
Red Perkins
Union Soldier (uncredited)
Murray Pollack
Auction Guest (uncredited)
Paul Power
Auction Guest (uncredited)
Frank Radcliffe
Music Hall Dancer / Wagon Train Traveler (uncredited)
Buddy Red Bow
Arapaho Man (uncredited)
Walter Reed
River Pirate (uncredited)
Victor Romito
Henchman (uncredited)
Jamie Ross
Bruce Harvey (uncredited)
Gene Roth
Riverboat Poker Player (uncredited)
Bing Russell
Man (uncredited)
Danny Sands
Trapeze Man (uncredited)
Joe Sawyer
Riverboat Officer (uncredited)
Jeffrey Sayre
Auction Guest (uncredited)
Phil Schumacher
Bartender (uncredited)
June Smaney
Saloon Girl (uncredited)
Kelly Smith
Little Girl (uncredited)
Dub Taylor
Man (uncredited)
Ken Terrell
River Pirate (uncredited)
Jack Tornek
Barfly (uncredited)
William Wellman Jr.
Officer #2 (uncredited)
Harry Wilson
Cattleman at Barricade (uncredited)
Carleton Young
Poker Player with Cleve (uncredited)
Crews
Henry Hathaway
Director
John Ford
Director
William H. Daniels
Director of Photography
George Marshall
Director
Joseph LaShelle
Director of Photography
Milton Krasner
Director of Photography
Charles Lang
Director of Photography
Alfred Newman
Original Music Composer
Harold F. Kress
Editor
Bernard Smith
Producer
Sydney Guilaroff
Hairstylist
Walter Plunkett
Costume Design
Hal Needham
Stunts
Ronnie Rondell Jr.
Stunts
Richard Thorpe
Special Guest Director
John Gay
Writer
William Tuttle
Makeup Designer
Ron Talsky
Costume Design
Bob Overbeck
Special Effects Technician
Chuck Roberson
Stunt Double
Troy Ward
Stunts
James V. King
Camera Operator
John Epper
Stunts
Richard Farnsworth
Stunts
Hank Moonjean
Assistant Director
Matty Azzarone
Leadman
Tyrus Wong
Art Department Assistant
Donna Hall
Stunts
Charles Horvath
Stunts
Roy Jenson
Stunts
Carl Pitti
Stunts
John Truwe
Makeup Artist
Harold Humbrock
Sound Editor
Charles Schulthies
Special Effects Technician
Leroy Johnson
Stunts
Joe Yrigoyen
Stunts
Polly Burson
Stunts
Loren Janes
Stunts
Ted Mapes
Stunts
Louise Montana
Stunts
Bob Morgan
Stunts
Richard Talmadge
Stunt Coordinator
Charles K. Hagedon
Editorial Consultant
John Lipow
Sound Editor
Bill Johnson
Camera Operator
Abe Steinberg
Production Supervisor
John Logan
Supervising Sound Editor
Milo B. Lory
Sound Editor
Lester Swartz
Special Effects
Frank Cordell
Stunts
Boyd 'Red' Morgan
Stunts
Gil Perkins
Stunts
Lynn F. Reynolds
Makeup Artist
Chuck Hayward
Stunts
Rusty Richards
Stunts
Chuck Roberson
Stunts
Autry Ward
Stunts
Dean Smith
Stunts
Ken Terrell
Stunts
Carl Brandon
Sound Editor
Rick Arnold
Stunts
Everett Creach
Stunts
Donna Hall
Stunt Double
Harvey Parry
Stunts
Jack Williams
Stunts
Kendrick Kinney
Sound Editor
Sol Gorss
Stunts
Harold E. Wellman
Second Unit Director of Photography
Jay Sebring
Hair Designer
Van Allen James
Sound Editor
May Boss
Stunts
Cliff Lyons
Stunts
Danny Sands
Stunts
Eddie Juaregui
Stunts
Troy Melton
Stunts
Dick Shane
Stunts
Bob Terhune
Stunts
Jerry Vance
Stunts
Frank Wesselhoff
Painter
Fred Graham
Stunts
Richard Talmadge
Second Unit Director
Al Carmichael
Stunts
Loren Janes
Stunt Double
Jack N. Young
Stunts
Pete G. Papanickolas
Grip
Ethmer Roten
Musician
Alfred Newman
Conductor
Uan Rasey
Musician
Sally Stevens
Vocals
Robert Emmett Dolan
Conductor
Robert Fuca
Set Costumer
Joan Joseff
Other
Louise Di Tullio
Musician
Robert Armbruster
Conductor
Ken Darby
Vocals
Leo Shuken
Orchestrator
Vince De Rosa
Musician
Tommy Morgan
Musician
Paul Salamunovich
Vocals
Michael Preece
Script Supervisor
Owen Marsh
Camera Technician
Carl Fortina
Musician
Dave Guard
Vocals
Jack Hayes
Orchestrator
Mike Henry
Negative Cutter
Robert Bain
Musician
Abe Steinberg
Production Executive
James R. Webb
Writer
Franklin Milton
Recording Supervision
Ken Darby
Lyricist
William Ferrari
Art Direction
Charles K. Hagedon
Color Assistant
George Marshall Jr.
Assistant Director
Thomas Conroy
Production Supervisor
Robert Emmett Dolan
Music Coordinator
Addison Hehr
Art Direction
Jack Mills
Set Decoration
Robert Saunders
Assistant Director
Sammy Cahn
Lyricist
Johnny Mercer
Lyricist
Robert R. Hoag
Visual Effects
Don Greenwood Jr.
Set Decoration
Henry Grace
Set Decoration
A. Arnold Gillespie
Visual Effects
William McGarry
Assistant Director
William Shanks
Assistant Director
George W. Davis
Art Direction
Wingate Smith
Assistant Director
Backdrops & Posters
