How the West Was Won 62 years old

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How the West Was Won

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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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 93 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
Carolyn Jones She was 32, 53 years old when she died as Julie Rawlings
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
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
David Brian He was 48, 78 years old when he died as Lilith's Attorney
Stanley Livingston He was 11, now 74 years old as Prescott Rawlings
Bryan Russell He was 9, 63 years old when he died as Zeke Prescott
Kim Charney He was 17, now 79 years old as Sam Prescott
Tudor Owen He was 64, 81 years old when he died as Alec Harvey

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
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How the West Was Won (62 years)

It's here! The mightiest adventure ever filmed!

  • Release day: Monday, October 01, 1962
  • Runtime: 162 minutes
  • Budget: 15000000.00
  • Revenue: 50000000.00