Title:
How the West Was Won (Blu-ray)
Synopsis:
Setting off on a journey to the west in the 1830s, the Prescott family run into a man named Linus (James Stewart), who helps them fight off a pack of thieves. Linus then marries daughter Eve Prescott (Carroll Baker), and 30 years later goes off to fight in the Civil War with their son, with bloody results. Eve’s sister, Lily (Debbie Reynolds), heads further west and has adventures with a professional gambler (Gregory Peck), stretching all the way to San Francisco and into the 1880s.
Academy Awards, 1964
Winner
Oscar Best Writing, Story and Screenplay - Written Directly for the Screen - James R. Webb
Oscar Best Sound - franklin Milton
Oscar Best Film Editing - Harold F. Kress
Nominated
Best Picture - Bernard Smith
Best Cinematography, Color - William H. Daniels, Milton R. Krasner, Charles Lang, Joseph LaShelle
Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Color - George W. Davis, William Ferrari, Addison Hehr, Henry Grace, Don Greenwood Jr., Jack Mills
Best Costume Design, Color - Walter Plunkett
Best Music, Score - Substantially Original - Alfred Newman, Ken Darby
Academy Awards, 1964
Winner
Oscar Best Writing, Story and Screenplay - Written Directly for the Screen - James R. Webb
Oscar Best Sound - franklin Milton
Oscar Best Film Editing - Harold F. Kress
Nominated
Best Picture - Bernard Smith
Best Cinematography, Color - William H. Daniels, Milton R. Krasner, Charles Lang, Joseph LaShelle
Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Color - George W. Davis, William Ferrari, Addison Hehr, Henry Grace, Don Greenwood Jr., Jack Mills
Best Costume Design, Color - Walter Plunkett
Best Music, Score - Substantially Original - Alfred Newman, Ken Darby
Format:
Blu-ray
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Movie Release Year:
1962
Rating:
G
Barcode:
5051895034835
Genre:
Adventure
Drama
Western
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Show Type:
Movie
Rotten Tomatoes Rating:
88
IMDb Rating:
7.1
Date Added:
2018-02-07 17:58:20
Original Aspect Ratio:
2.89:1
Actors:
Carolyn Jones
Carroll Baker
Debbie Reynolds
Eli Wallach
George Peppard
Gregory Peck
Henry Fonda
John Wayne
Richard Widmark
Robert Preston
James Stewart
Karl Malden
Lee J. Cobb
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Directors:
George Marshall
Henry Hathaway
John Ford
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Runtime:
162
Country of Purchase:
United States
Studios:
Cinerama Productions Corp.
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ( MGM)
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Codec:
H.264 / AVC (MPEG-4 Part 10)
Resolution:
1080p
Item Aspect Ratio:
2.89:1
Size:
50 GB (Blu)
Discs:
2
Catalog Number:
239
Packaging:
Digibook
Automatic Estimated Value:
~$11.99
Automatic Estimated Date:
2026-02-16
Date Added:
2018-02-07 17:58:20