How the West Was Won

19622h 44mEnglish

Western Action War

Accolades

3Oscar

Wins

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Synopsis

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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Details

Genres

WesternActionWar

Links

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Awards & Recognition

Awards Dominance

3

Wins

8

Nominations

Won

Film Editing · Harold F. Kress
Sound · Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department, Franklin E. Milton, Sound Director
Writing (Story and Screenplay--written directly for the screen) · James R. Webb

Full award breakdown

1964

Academy Awards

◆ Won

Film Editing

Harold F. Kress

1964

◆ Won

Sound

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department, Franklin E. Milton, Sound Director

1964

◆ Won

Writing (Story and Screenplay--written directly for the screen)

James R. Webb

1964

Nom

Art Direction (Color)

Art Direction: George W. Davis, William Ferrari, Addison Hehr; Set Decoration: Henry Grace, Don Greenwood, Jr., Jack Mills

1964

Nom

Best Picture

Bernard Smith, Producer

1964

Nom

Cinematography (Color)

William H. Daniels, Milton Krasner, Charles Lang, Jr., Joseph LaShelle

1964

Nom

Costume Design (Color)

Walter Plunkett

1964

Nom

Music (Music Score--substantially original)

Alfred Newman, Ken Darby

1964

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Cast

Carroll Baker

Carroll Baker

Eve Prescott Rawlings

Lee J. Cobb

Lee J. Cobb

Marshal Lou Ramsey

Henry Fonda

Henry Fonda

Jethro Stuart

Carolyn Jones

Carolyn Jones

Julie Rawlings

Karl Malden

Karl Malden

Zebulon Prescott

Gregory Peck

Gregory Peck

Cleve Van Valen

George Peppard

George Peppard

Zeb Rawlings

Robert Preston

Robert Preston

Roger Morgan

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