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April 11, 2023… #movieoftheday is How the West Was Won (1962)
“How the West Was Won is a 1962 American epic Western film directed by Henry Hathaway (who directs three out of the five chapters involving the same family), John Ford and George Marshall , produced by Bernard Smith , written by James R. Webb , and narrated by Spencer Tracy . Originally filmed in true three-lens Cinerama with the according three-panel panorama projected onto an enormous curved screen, the film stars an ensemble cast consisting of (in alphabetical order) Carroll Baker , Lee J. Cobb , Henry Fonda , Carolyn Jones , Karl Malden , Gregory Peck , George Peppard , Robert Preston , Debbie Reynolds , James Stewart , Eli Wallach , John Wayne and Richard Widmark . The supporting cast features Brigid Bazlen , Walter Brennan , David Brian , Ken Curtis , Andy Devine , Jack Lambert , Raymond Massey as Abraham Lincoln , Agnes Moorehead , Harry Morgan as Ulysses S. Grant , Thelma Ritter , Mickey Shaughnessy , Harry Dean Stanton , Russ Tamblyn and Lee Van Cleef .
“How the West Was Won is widely considered one of Hollywood 's greatest epics. The film received widespread critical acclaim and was a box office success, grossing $50 million on a budget of $15 million. At the 36th Academy Awards , it earned eight nominations, including Best Picture , and won three, for Best Story and Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen , Best Sound and Best Film Editing . In 1997, it was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". ” – more at >>> wikipedia
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“How the West Was Won is a 1962 American epic Western film directed by Henry Hathaway (who directs three out of the five chapters involving the same family), John Ford and George Marshall , produced by Bernard Smith , written by James R. Webb , and narrated by Spencer Tracy . Originally filmed in true three-lens Cinerama with the according three-panel panorama projected onto an enormous curved screen, the film stars an ensemble cast consisting of (in alphabetical order) Carroll Baker , Lee J. Cobb , Henry Fonda , Carolyn Jones , Karl Malden , Gregory Peck , George Peppard , Robert Preston , Debbie Reynolds , James Stewart , Eli Wallach , John Wayne and Richard Widmark . The supporting cast features Brigid Bazlen , Walter Brennan , David Brian , Ken Curtis , Andy Devine , Jack Lambert , Raymond Massey as Abraham Lincoln , Agnes Moorehead , Harry Morgan as Ulysses S. Grant , Thelma Ritter , Mickey Shaughnessy , Harry Dean Stanton , Russ Tamblyn and Lee Van Cleef .
“How the West Was Won is widely considered one of Hollywood 's greatest epics. The film received widespread critical acclaim and was a box office success, grossing $50 million on a budget of $15 million. At the 36th Academy Awards , it earned eight nominations, including Best Picture , and won three, for Best Story and Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen , Best Sound and Best Film Editing . In 1997, it was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". ” – more at >>> wikipedia
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This brings back so many memories, it was filmed so well for the times and will last forever
