---
title: 'How the West Was Won (1962)'
type: 'film'
director: 'John Ford'
released: '1962-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 162
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Western'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/how-the-west-was-won-1962'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056085/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# How the West Was Won (1962)

1962 · 162 min · Drama, Western · United States


## Synopsis

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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [John Ford](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-ford), [Henry Hathaway](https://cinepixo.com/people/henry-hathaway), [George Marshall](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-marshall)
- **Screenplay:** [James R. Webb](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-r-webb)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Alfred Newman](https://cinepixo.com/people/alfred-newman)
- **Producer:** [Bernard Smith](https://cinepixo.com/people/bernard-smith)
- **Director of Photography:** [Joseph LaShelle](https://cinepixo.com/people/joseph-lashelle), [Charles Lang](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-lang), [William H. Daniels](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-h-daniels), [Milton Krasner](https://cinepixo.com/people/milton-krasner)
- **Editor:** [Harold F. Kress](https://cinepixo.com/people/harold-f-kress)

## Cast

- [Gene Roth](https://cinepixo.com/people/gene-roth)
- [Spencer Tracy](https://cinepixo.com/people/spencer-tracy) as Narrator
- [George Peppard](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-peppard) as Zeb Rawlings
- [Chuck Roberson](https://cinepixo.com/people/chuck-roberson)
- [Clinton Sundberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/clinton-sundberg) as Hylan Seabury
- [Roy Jenson](https://cinepixo.com/people/roy-jenson)
- [Willis Bouchey](https://cinepixo.com/people/willis-bouchey)
- [Eli Wallach](https://cinepixo.com/people/eli-wallach) as Charlie Gant
- [Walter Brennan](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-brennan) as Col. Jeb Hawkins
- [Harry Dean Stanton](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-dean-stanton) as a member of Gant's gang
- [David Brian](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-brian) as Lilith's attorney
- [Carleton Young](https://cinepixo.com/people/carleton-young)
- [Karl Swenson](https://cinepixo.com/people/karl-swenson)
- [Lee J. Cobb](https://cinepixo.com/people/lee-j-cobb) as Marshal Lou Ramsey
- [Lee Van Cleef](https://cinepixo.com/people/lee-van-cleef) as river pirate

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