How the West Was Won (1962) | |
| Director(s) | John Ford, Henry Hathaway, George Marshall, Richard Thorpe (uncredited) |
| Producer(s) | Bernard Smith |
| Top Genres | Action, Adventure, Drama, Epic, Romance, Western |
| Top Topics | Book-Based, Civil War, Frontier |
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How the West Was Won (1962) was a Adventure - Drama Film directed by George Marshall and Richard Thorpe and produced by Bernard Smith.
How the West Was Won was inducted into the National Film Registry in 1997.
Academy Awards 1963 --- Ceremony Number 36 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Art Direction | Art Direction: George W. Davis, William Ferrari, Addison Hehr; Set Decoration: Henry Grace, Don G | Nominated |
| Best Cinematography | William H. Daniels, Milton Krasner, Charles Lang, Jr., Joseph LaShelle | Nominated |
| Best Costume Design | Walter Plunkett | Nominated |
| Best Film Editing | Harold F. Kress | Won |
| Best Music - Scoring | Alfred Newman, Ken Darby | Nominated |
| Best Picture | Bernard Smith, Producer | Nominated |
| Best Writing | James R. Webb | Won |
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How the West Was Won
By Rick29 on Feb 8, 2021 From Classic Film & TV CafeJames Stewart and Carroll Baker.The words “epic” and “”sprawling” are typically used to describe MGM’s 164-minute, 1962 all-star Western. At the risk of sounding mundane, that’s still an apt description. Filmed in the widescreen process Cinerama, How the Wes... Read full article
How the West Was Won (1962)
By Beatrice on Sep 19, 2017 From Flickers in TimeHow the West Was Won Directed by John Ford, Henry Hathaway and George Marshall Written by James R. Webb 1962/USA Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/Cinerama Productions Co. Repeat viewing/Netflix rental The big Cinerama moments are the parts I remember from my childhood. ?They are still the best thing about t... Read full article
How the West Was Won ( 1962 ) ....and How it Didn't Win the Cinematography Oscar
By The Metzinger Sisters on Feb 28, 2016 From Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film LoversThere were some years in Oscar's history that were stellar. In those years no matter how good a film was, compared to all of the fine films it was competing with, it would be just on par with the average. In such years as these it is understandable when a really good film loses an Academy Award. The... Read full article
How the West Was Won ( 1962 ) ....and How it Didn't Win the Cinematography Oscar
By The Metzinger Sisters on Feb 28, 2016 From Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film LoversThere were some years in Oscar's history that were stellar. In those years no matter how good a film was, compared to all of the fine films it was competing with, it would be just on par with the average. In such years as these it is understandable when a really good film loses an Academy Award. The... Read full article
How the West Was Won ( 1962 ) ....and How it Didn't Win the Cinematography Oscar
By The Metzinger Sisters on Feb 28, 2016 From Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film LoversThere were some years in Oscar's history that were stellar. In those years no matter how good a film was, compared to all of the fine films it was competing with, it would be just on par with the average. In such years as these it is understandable when a really good film loses an Academy Award. The... Read full article
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[final narrative from the film "How The West Was Won"1962 - narrated by Spencer Tracy]
Zebulon Prescott: O Lord, without consulting with Thee, we have sent thy way some souls whose evil ways passeth all understanding. We ask Thee humbly to receive them... whether you want them or not! Amen.
Cleve Van Valen: From the first moment I saw you I've known that I couldn't live without you.
Lilith 'Lily' Prescott: Well... I'd hate to be the cause of your death, Mr. Van Valen.
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This was one of only two films made in true Cinerama which were shown in regular theatres after their first runs. None of the previous Cinerama films were ever shown in regular theatres because they were travelogues and documentaries made only to show off the process, as opposed to telling a story, and it would have been pointless to show these in a "regular" format.
A lot of the actors were very intimidated by the 3 lens Cinerama camera and felt they had to elevate their performance to something approaching the way one performs on the theatrical stage as opposed to the more subtle style of acting normally required in front of a camera. This is why a lot of the actors in the film come across as being quite over-the-top.
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