- Directors
- John Ford(segment The Civil War)
- Henry Hathaway(segments The Rivers, The Plains, The Outlaws)
- George Marshall(segment The Railroad)
- Writers
- James R. Webb(suggested by the series "How the West Was Won" which appeared in LIFE magazine)
- John Gay(uncredited)
- Stars
- Directors
- John Ford(segment The Civil War)
- Henry Hathaway(segments The Rivers, The Plains, The Outlaws)
- George Marshall(segment The Railroad)
- Writers
- James R. Webb(suggested by the series "How the West Was Won" which appeared in LIFE magazine)
- John Gay(uncredited)
- Stars
- Won 3 Oscars
- 10 wins & 5 nominations total
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- Directors
- John Ford(segment The Civil War)
- Henry Hathaway(segments The Rivers, The Plains, The Outlaws)
- George Marshall(segment The Railroad)
- Writers
- James R. Webb(suggested by the series "How the West Was Won" which appeared in LIFE magazine)
- John Gay(uncredited)
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
- All cast & crew
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaStuntman Bob Morgan was seriously injured, and almost died, while performing a stunt in this picture. Toward the end of the film, there is a gunfight on a moving train between the sheriff and a gang of train robbers. Morgan was one of the stuntmen playing a robber and was crouched next to a pile of logs on a flatcar. The chains holding the logs together snapped, and Morgan was crushed by the falling logs. He was so badly hurt it took him five years to recover to the point where he was able to move by himself and walk unaided.
- GoofsThere is no explanation of why Sheriff Ramsey is fine in one scene and wearing a bandage on his forehead in the next, immediately following. (There was a deleted or unfilmed scene where Zeb knocked Ramsey out when the Sheriff tried to stop him from going after the train robbers.)
- Quotes
Narrator: The west was won by its pioneers, settlers, adventurers is long gone now. Yet it is theirs forever, for they left tracks in history that will never be eroded by wind or rain - never plowed under by tractors, never buried in compost of events. Out of the hard simplicity of their lives, out of their vitality, of their hopes and sorrows grew legends of courage and pride to inspire their children and their children's children. From soil enriched by their blood, out of their fever to explore and be, came lakes where once there were burning deserts - came the goods of the earth; mine and wheat fields, orchards and great lumber mills. All the sinews of a growing country. Out of their rude settlements, their trading posts came cities to rank among the great ones of the world. All the heritage of a people free to dream, free to act, free to mold their own destiny.
[final narrative from the film "How The West Was Won"1962 - narrated by Spencer Tracy]
- Crazy creditsOpening credits: Except for historical events and characters, the events and characters depicted in this photoplay are fictitious and any similarity to actual persons or events is purely coincidental.
- Alternate versionsSome prints (like the Swedish pan&scan video release) leave out the final modern travelogue scenes.
- ConnectionsEdited from This Is Cinerama (1952)
- SoundtracksHow the West Was Won
(1962)
Music by Alfred Newman
Lyrics by Ken Darby
Performed by Ken Darby (uncredited)
Three directors helmed this project but I'd be hard pressed to distinguish whether John Ford, George Marshall or Henry Hathaway were behind the camera during any particular episode if the opening credits didn't identify each segment and its director. I suppose "How the West Was Won" is more quantity than quality, but it's entertaining overall.
- bwaynef
- Apr 10, 1999
Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Languages
- Also known as
- Kako je osvojen divlji Zapad
- Filming locations
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $15,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $76,729
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $28,568
- Sep 14, 2003
- Gross worldwide
- $76,729
- Runtime2 hours 44 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 2.89 : 1
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