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Original title How the West Was Won
Film type Feature
Category Fiction
Director
Producer
Screenplay
Original work
Production country
Production company
Classification Allowed from age 11
Dialogue
Swedish release 1962-12-14

Cast

Carroll Baker
Eve Prescott

Karl Malden
Zebulon Prescott, Eves far, nybyggare

Debbie Reynolds
Lilith Prescott, Eves syster

James Stewart
Linus Rawlings, trapper

Agnes Moorehead
Rebecca Prescott, Zebulons hustru

Brigid Bazlen
Dora Hawkins

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Titles

Original title
Swedish release title
Distribution title
Episode title

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Producer
Production Manager
Director of Photography
Music
Production Designer
Film Editor
Production Mixer
Assistant Director
Advisor
Technical Advisor
Second Unit Director
Special Effects
Unit Manager
Camera Operator
Special Photographic Effects
Second Unit Director of Photography
Assistant Cameraman
Key Grip
Negative Cutter
Music Coordinator
Orchestra
Conductor
Music Editor
Singer
Choir
Musician
Set Decorator
Costume Designer
Make-up Supervisor
Hair Stylist
Sound Editor
Other Crew
Narrator

Cast

- Floderna/The Rivers:
Carroll Baker Eve Prescott
Karl Malden Zebulon Prescott, Eves far, nybyggare
Debbie Reynolds Lilith Prescott, Eves syster
James Stewart Linus Rawlings, trapper
Agnes Moorehead Rebecca Prescott, Zebulons hustru
Brigid Bazlen Dora Hawkins
Walter Brennan överste Jeb Hawkins, Doras far, laglös
Kim Charney Sam Prescott, Eves och Liliths bror
Bryan Russell Zeke Prescott, Eves och Liliths bror
Tudor Owen kyrkoherde Alec Harvey
Barry Harvey Angus Harvey
Jamie Ross Brutus Harvey
Mark Allen Colin Harvey
Lee Van Cleef Marty Hawkins, Jebs son
- Slätterna/The Plains:
Gregory Peck Cleve Van Valen
Debbie Reynolds Lilith Prescott Van Valen
Robert Preston Roger Morgan, vagnmästare
Thelma Ritter Agatha "Aggie" Clegg
James Griffith Allen Jones
Clinton Sundberg Hylan Seabury, advokat
John Larch Grimes, spelare
Walter Burke skäggig pokerspelare i vagnen
Jay C. Flippen mr Huggins, guldletare
Charlie Briggs (as Charles Briggs) utropare på El Dorado
Carleton Young nordstatsofficer
- Inbördeskriget/The Civil War:
Carroll Baker Eve Prescott Rawlings
George Peppard Zebulon "Zeb" Rawlings, Eves äldste son
John Wayne general William Tucumseh Sherman
Henry Morgan general Ulysses Simpson Grant
Andy Devine korpral Peterson
Raymond Massey Abraham Lincoln
Russ Tamblyn sydstatsdesertör från Texas
Claude Johnson Jeremiah Rawlings, Eves son
Carleton Young nordstatsofficer
Jack Pennick korpral Murphy
Willis Bouchey nordstatsfältläkaren
Walter Reed nordstatsläkare
Ken Curtis Ben, ordonnans
Red Perkins andra ordonnansen
Craig Duncan James Marshall
- Järnvägen/The Railroad:
Henry Fonda Jethro Stewart, trapper
George Peppard Zeb Rawlings
Richard Widmark Mike King, ledare för järnvägsbygget
Hope Lange balettflicka i St. Louis
Ben Black Elk Jr. Alce Nero, indianhövding
William Shake Spears indianhövding
Chief Oglalla Hansaka indianhövding
Chief Weasel Donnola, indianhövding
Red Cloud indianhövding
- De laglösa/The Outlaws:
Lee J. Cobb Lew Ramsey, sheriff i Gold City
George Peppard Zeb Rawlings
Carolyn Jones Julie Stewart Rawlings, Zebs hustru
Debbie Reynolds Lilith Van Valen
Eli Wallach Charlie Gant
David Brian Liliths advokat
Mickey Shaughnessy Stover, biträdande sheriff i Gold City
Joe Sawyer (as Joseph Sawyer) kaptenen på båten Sacramento Queen
Kym Karath Eve Rawlings II, Zebs och Julies dotter
Dennis Cole Linus Rawlings II, Zebs och Julies son
Stanley Livingston Prescott Rawlings, Zebs och Julies son
Rodolfo Acosta Yaqui, medlem av Gants gäng
Jack Lambert Jenks, medlem av Gants gäng
Karl Swenson tågkonduktören
- dessutom medverkar:
Gil Perkins (as Gilbert Perkins) en av överste Hawkins flodpirater
Sol Gorss (as Saul Gorss) en av Hawkins flodpirater
Roy Jenson (as Roy Jensen) en av Hawkins flodpirater
Victor Romito en av Hawkins flodpirater
Harvey Parry en av Hawkins flodpirater
Christopher Dark Dick Hargreaves
Cliff Osmond (as Clifford Osmond) Grimes investerarvän
Boyd "Red" Morgan Red Hart
Kem Dibbs Bob Weston, smed
Gene Roth spelare på Sacramento Queen
Lou Krugman spelare på Sacramento Queen
Tom Greenway spelare på Sacramento Queen
Bob Morgan nordstatsofficer
Chuck Roberson (as Charles "Chuck" Roberson) nordstatsofficer
Bing Russell nordstatsofficer på fältsjukhuset
William Henry (as William "Bill" Henry) första stabsofficeren
William Wellman Jr. andra stabsofficeren
Jerry Holmes järnvägstjänsteman
Polly Burson flickan i trapetsen på järnvägssaloonen
Danny Sands mannen som hjälper ner flickan från trapetsen
Beulah Archuletta Jims hustru
J. Edward McKinley auktionsförrättaren
Paul Bryar biträdande auktionsförrättare
Harry Dean Stanton (as Dean Stanton) Tom
John Damler tjänsteman i Gold City
Robert Nash tjänsteman i Gold City
Chuck Roberson (as Charles "Chuck" Roberson) en laglös som skjuts från timmervagnen
Bob Morgan en laglös
- samt som nybyggare, järnvägsarbetare, laglösa m.fl.:
John Anderson
Chuck Hayward (as Charles "Chuck" Hayward)
Robert Lieb (as Robert P. Lieb)
Lewis Smith (as Lew Smith)
Jack C. Williams
Leroy Johnson
David Humphreys Miller
Loren Janes
Boyd "Red" Morgan
Troy Melton
Gil Perkins (as Gilbert Perkins)
Henry Wills
Gregg Martell
Don Rhodes
Chuck Roberson (as Charles "Chuck" Roberson)
Harvey Parry
Joe Yrigoyen

Companies

Production Company Cinerama Inc.
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc.
Copyright Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. 1962-12-31 LP26268
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) AB Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer 1962
Distributor in Sweden (DVD) Warner Bros. Entertainment Sverige AB 2008

Swedish censorship / rating

Censorship number 100035
Date 1964-07-01
Classification Allowed from age 11
Original length 4185 meters
Censored length 4176 meters
Notes Aktindelning: 555-487-350-455-330-574-490-510-425 = 4176 meter. Aktlängder: 555, 487, 350, 455, 330, 574, 490, 510, 425.


Censorship number 100035
Date 1962-12-08
Classification Allowed from age 11
Original length 6277 meters
Censored length 6263 meters


Censorship number 100035
Date 1962-12-08
Classification Allowed from age 11
Original length 3850 meters
Censored length 3835 meters


Technical specifications

Aspect ratio Super Cinerama
Sound type Sound
Sound system Cinerama Sound
Colour type Colour
Colour system Technicolor
Carrier type 35 mm
Frames per second 24
Length in metres 4525 meter
Length in minutes 165 min


Original work

Original title How the West Was Won (Article in periodical)


Production location

USA 1961-05-28 1961-11
MGM Studios Culver City, Kalifornien
Battery Rock Illinois
Paducah Kentucky
Ohiofloden Kentucky
Cumberlandfloden Kentucky
Custer State Park Syd-Dakota
Black Hills Syd-Dakota
Rapid City Syd-Dakota
Monument Valley Utah
Uncompaghre National Forest Colorado
Klippiga bergen Colorado
Montrose Colorado
Durango Colorado
Silverton Colorado
Pinnacles National Monument California
San Francisco California
Lone Pine California
Bishop California
Simi California
Scotia California
Inyo National Forest California
Oatman Arizona
Perkinsville Arizona
Superior Arizona
Canyon de Chelly Arizona
Tonto National Forest Arizona
Eugene Oregon
Grand Pass Oregon

Release dates

World premiere 1962-11-01 Casino Theatre London United Kingdom
Release in Sweden 1962-12-14 Vinterpalatset Stockholm Sweden 140 min
Other showing 1963-02-20 Los Angeles USA
First showing 1963-02-20 Los Angeles, Kalifornien USA
TV showing 2001-01-05 TV4 Sweden
DVD release 2008-10-28 Sweden

Soundtrack listing

Original title Bound for the Promised Land
Sung by The Ken Darby Chorus


Original title Shenandoah
Sung by The Ken Darby Chorus


Original title Endless Prairie
Composer Ken Darby
Lyrics Ken Darby
Singer kör


Original title The Ox Driver
Composer Judy Henske
Dave Guard
Cyrus Faryar
David Wheat
Lyrics Judy Henske
Dave Guard
Cyrus Faryar
David Wheat
Singer Dave Guard
kör


Original title Home in the Meadow
Lyrics Sammy Cahn (textbearbetning)
Musical Arrangement Robert Emmett Dolan
Musical Adaptation Robert Emmett Dolan
Conductor Robert Armbruster
Singer Debbie Reynolds


Original title Raise a Ruckus
Lyrics Johnny Mercer (textbearbetning)
Musical Arrangement Robert Emmett Dolan
Musical Adaptation Robert Emmett Dolan
Singer Debbie Reynolds
kör


Original title Greensleeves


Original title (Fifteen Miles On) The Erie Canal"
Composer Thomas S. Allen (1905)
Lyrics Thomas S. Allen (1905)
Singer Dave Guard
kör


Original title On the Banks of the Sacramento
Composer Alfred Newman
Lyrics Ken Darby
Singer kör


Original title When Johnny Comes Marching Home
Composer Louis Lambert (1863)
Lyrics Louis Lambert (1863)
Singer kör


Original title The Battle Hymn of the Republic
Composer William Steffe (osäker uppgift)
Lyrics Julia Ward Howe (1862)
Singer kör


Original title He's Linus' Boy
Composer Alfred Newman
Lyrics Ken Darby
Singer kör


Original title What Was Your Name in the States?
Lyrics Johnny Mercer
Musical Arrangement Robert Emmett Dolan
Musical Adaptation Robert Emmett Dolan
Singer Debbie Reynolds


Original title How the West Was Won
Composer Alfred Newman (1962)
Lyrics Ken Darby (1962)
Sung by The Ken Darby Chorus


Original title Rock of Ages
Composer Thomas Hastings (1830)
Lyrics Betty Ehrenborg-Posse (svensk text 1856)
Augustus M. Toplady (engelsk text 1776)
Sung by kör


Raintree County (1957) Cited in How the West Was Won (1962)
The Alamo (1960) Cited in How the West Was Won (1962)

Holdings Film

The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se

Element type Print
Item base Acetate
Carrier type 35 mm
Length 4301


Element type Print
Carrier type 35 mm


Element type Print
Item base Acetate
Carrier type 35 mm


Holdings Posters

Size About 70 x 100 cm


Size About 70 x 100 cm


Size Smaller than 40 x 75 cm


Size About 70 x 100 cm


Holdings Stills

Black and white print SET
Colour prints 14
Behind the scenes prints 1
Slides SET
Album No


Holdings Promotion materials

Type Program/Reklamtryck



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