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How the West Was Won (1962)

Name: How the West Was Won
Director: John Ford
Genre: drama film, Western film
Duration: 162 min
Rating: 7.1

How the West Was Won is a 1962 American epic Western film directed by Henry Hathaway, John Ford and George Marshall, produced by Bernard Smith, written by James R. Webb, and narrated by Spencer Tracy. The film centers on a family and their descendants over the span of decades as they explore and settle the American frontier of the United States.

Directed by John Ford · Shot by Joseph LaShelle, Charles Lang · Cut by Harold F. Kress · Music by Alfred Newman · 162 min

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