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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
English,
Español
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
John Ford
Director
Henry Hathaway
Director
George Marshall
Director
Bernard Smith
Producer
Alfred Newman
Original Music Composer
William H. Daniels
Director of Photography
Milton Krasner
Director of Photography
Charles Lang
Director of Photography
Joseph LaShelle
Director of Photography
Harold F. Kress
Editor
Walter Plunkett
Costume Design
Sydney Guilaroff
Hairstylist
Hal Needham
Stunts
Ronnie Rondell Jr.
Stunts
Richard Thorpe
Special Guest Director
John Gay
Writer
Ron Talsky
Costume Design
John Truwe
Makeup Artist
William Tuttle
Makeup Designer
Lynn F. Reynolds
Makeup Artist
Jay Sebring
Hair Designer
Abe Steinberg
Production Supervisor
Hank Moonjean
Assistant Director
Richard Talmadge
Second Unit Director
Matty Azzarone
Leadman
Frank Wesselhoff
Painter
Tyrus Wong
Art Department Assistant
Carl Brandon
Sound Editor
Harold Humbrock
Sound Editor
Van Allen James
Sound Editor
Kendrick Kinney
Sound Editor
John Lipow
Sound Editor
John Logan
Supervising Sound Editor
Milo B. Lory
Sound Editor
Bob Overbeck
Special Effects Technician
Charles Schulthies
Special Effects Technician
Lester Swartz
Special Effects
Rick Arnold
Stunts
May Boss
Stunts
Polly Burson
Stunts
Al Carmichael
Stunts
Frank Cordell
Stunts
Everett Creach
Stunts
John Epper
Stunts
Richard Farnsworth
Stunts
Sol Gorss
Stunts
Fred Graham
Stunts
Donna Hall
Stunts
Donna Hall
Stunt Double
Chuck Hayward
Stunts
Charles Horvath
Stunts
Loren Janes
Stunt Double
Loren Janes
Stunts
Roy Jenson
Stunts
Leroy Johnson
Stunts
Eddie Juaregui
Stunts
Cliff Lyons
Stunts
Ted Mapes
Stunts
Troy Melton
Stunts
Louise Montana
Stunts
Bob Morgan
Stunts
Boyd 'Red' Morgan
Stunts
Harvey Parry
Stunts
Gil Perkins
Stunts
Carl Pitti
Stunts
Rusty Richards
Stunts
Chuck Roberson
Stunt Double
Chuck Roberson
Stunts
Danny Sands
Stunts
Dick Shane
Stunts
Dean Smith
Stunts
Richard Talmadge
Stunt Coordinator
Bob Terhune
Stunts
Ken Terrell
Stunts
Jerry Vance
Stunts
Autry Ward
Stunts
Troy Ward
Stunts
Jack Williams
Stunts
Jack N. Young
Stunts
Joe Yrigoyen
Stunts
Harold E. Wellman
Second Unit Director of Photography
Bill Johnson
Camera Operator
James V. King
Camera Operator
Owen Marsh
Camera Technician
Pete G. Papanickolas
Grip
Robert Fuca
Set Costumer
Joan Joseff
Other
Charles K. Hagedon
Editorial Consultant
Mike Henry
Negative Cutter
Dave Guard
Vocals
Robert Armbruster
Conductor
Robert Bain
Musician
Ken Darby
Vocals
Vince De Rosa
Musician
Robert Emmett Dolan
Conductor
Carl Fortina
Musician
Jack Hayes
Orchestrator
Tommy Morgan
Musician
Alfred Newman
Conductor
Uan Rasey
Musician
Ethmer Roten
Musician
Paul Salamunovich
Vocals
Leo Shuken
Orchestrator
Sally Stevens
Vocals
Louise Di Tullio
Musician
Michael Preece
Script Supervisor
Abe Steinberg
Production Executive
Ken Darby
Lyricist
Sammy Cahn
Lyricist
Johnny Mercer
Lyricist
George W. Davis
Art Direction
William Ferrari
Art Direction
Addison Hehr
Art Direction
Henry Grace
Set Decoration
Don Greenwood Jr.
Set Decoration
Jack Mills
Set Decoration
Charles K. Hagedon
Color Assistant
George Marshall Jr.
Assistant Director
William McGarry
Assistant Director
Robert Saunders
Assistant Director
William Shanks
Assistant Director
Wingate Smith
Assistant Director
Thomas Conroy
Production Supervisor
A. Arnold Gillespie
Visual Effects
Robert R. Hoag
Visual Effects
Robert Emmett Dolan
Music Coordinator
Franklin Milton
Recording Supervision
James R. Webb
Writer
Backdrops & Posters
