
The epic tale of the development of the American West from the 1830s through the Civil War to the end of the century, as seen through the eyes of one pioneer family.
Cast

Debbie Reynolds
Lilith Prescott

George Peppard
Zeb Rawlings

Carroll Baker
Eve Prescott Rawlings

James Stewart
Linus Rawlings

Gregory Peck
Cleve Van Valen

Karl Malden
Zebulon Prescott

Robert Preston
Roger Morgan

Henry Fonda
Jethro Stuart

Richard Widmark
Mike King

Carolyn Jones
Julie Rawlings

Agnes Moorehead
Rebecca Prescott

Lee J. Cobb
Marshal Lou Ramsey

Thelma Ritter
Agatha Clegg

John Wayne
Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman

Harry Morgan
Gen. Ulysses S. Grant

Eli Wallach
Charlie Gant

Walter Brennan
Col. Jeb Hawkins

Brigid Bazlen
Dora Hawkins

David Brian
Lilith's Attorney

Andy Devine
Cpl. Peterson

Raymond Massey
Abraham Lincoln

Mickey Shaughnessy
Deputy Stover

Russ Tamblyn
Confederate Deserter

Spencer Tracy
Narrator (voice)

Harry Dean Stanton
Gant Henchman (uncredited)

Lee Van Cleef
River Pirate (uncredited)

Rodolfo Acosta
Gant Gang Member (uncredited)

Clinton Sundberg
Hylan Seabury (uncredited)

Willis Bouchey
Civil War Surgeon (uncredited)

Claude Johnson
Jeremiah Rawlings (uncredited)

Kim Charney
Sam Prescott (uncredited)

Bryan Russell
Zeke Prescott (uncredited)

Stanley Livingston
Prescott Rawlings (uncredited)

Jay C. Flippen
Huggins (uncredited)

Tudor Owen
Parson Alec Harvey (uncredited)

Karl Swenson
Train Conductor (uncredited)

James Griffith
Poker Player with Cleve (uncredited)

Jack Pennick
Cpl. Murphy
Jim Michael
Barfly (uncredited)

Chuck Roberson
Officer (uncredited)

Claude Akins
Man (uncredited)

Mark Allen
Colin Harvey (uncredited)
Don Anderson
Auction Guest (uncredited)
Beulah Archuletta
Arapaho Woman (uncredited)

Robert Banas
Dance Hall Dancer (uncredited)
Willie Bloom
Barfly (uncredited)

Bill Borzage
Barfly (uncredited)
John Breen
Waiter (uncredited)

Charlie Briggs
Flying Arrow Barker (uncredited)

Buddy Bryan
Music Hall Dancer / Wagon Train Traveler (uncredited)

Paul Bryar
Auctioneer's Assistant (uncredited)

Walter Burke
Wagon Poker Player (uncredited)

Polly Burson
Stock Player (uncredited)

Ken Curtis
Cpl. Ben (uncredited)

John Damler
Lawyer (uncredited)

Christopher Dark
Poker Player with Cleve (uncredited)
Kem Dibbs
Blacksmith (uncredited)
Forrest Draper
Bit Role (uncredited)
Craig Duncan
James Marshall (uncredited)
Ben Black Elk Sr.
Arapaho Chief (uncredited)
Raoul Freeman
Auction Guest (uncredited)
Sol Gorss
River Pirate (uncredited)
Tom Greenway
Bit Role (uncredited)
Barry Harvey
Angus Harvey (uncredited)

William Henry
Staff Officer (uncredited)
Jerry Holmes
Railroad Clerk (uncredited)

Roy Jenson
Henchman (uncredited)
Walter Kightly
Cavalryman (uncredited)

Jack Lambert
Gant Henchman (uncredited)

John Larch
Grimes (uncredited)
Robert P. Lieb
Bartender (uncredited)
Herbert Maneval
Schoolboy (uncredited)

J. Edward McKinley
Auctioneer (uncredited)
Gary Menteer
Music Hall Dancer / Wagon Train Traveler (uncredited)

Harold Miller
Auction Guest (uncredited)
Harry Monty
River Pirate (uncredited)

Bob Morgan
Member of Train Robbery Gang (uncredited)

Boyd 'Red' Morgan
River Pirate (uncredited)

Forbes Murray
Auction Guest (uncredited)

Robert Nash
Lawyer (uncredited)

Cliff Osmond
Bartender (uncredited)

Harvey Parry
Henchman (uncredited)
Gil Perkins
Henchman (uncredited)
Red Perkins
Union Soldier (uncredited)
Murray Pollack
Auction Guest (uncredited)
Paul Power
Auction Guest (uncredited)
Frank Radcliffe
Music Hall Dancer / Wagon Train Traveler (uncredited)
Buddy Red Bow
Arapaho Man (uncredited)

Walter Reed
River Pirate (uncredited)
Victor Romito
Henchman (uncredited)
Jamie Ross
Bruce Harvey (uncredited)

Gene Roth
Riverboat Poker Player (uncredited)

Bing Russell
Man (uncredited)
Danny Sands
Trapeze Man (uncredited)

Joe Sawyer
Riverboat Officer (uncredited)

Jeffrey Sayre
Auction Guest (uncredited)
Phil Schumacher
Bartender (uncredited)
June Smaney
Saloon Girl (uncredited)
Kelly Smith
Little Girl (uncredited)

Dub Taylor
Man (uncredited)

Ken Terrell
River Pirate (uncredited)
Jack Tornek
Barfly (uncredited)

William Wellman Jr.
Officer #2 (uncredited)

Harry Wilson
Cattleman at Barricade (uncredited)

Carleton Young
Poker Player with Cleve (uncredited)
Crew

Richard Thorpe
Special Guest Director

John Ford
Director

Henry Hathaway
Director

George Marshall
Director

John Gay
Writer
James R. Webb
Writer
Harold F. Kress
Editor

William H. Daniels
Director of Photography

Milton Krasner
Director of Photography

Charles Lang
Director of Photography
Joseph LaShelle
Director of Photography
Charles K. Hagedon
Color Assistant, Editorial Consultant
Hank Moonjean
Assistant Director
George Marshall Jr.
Assistant Director
William McGarry
Assistant Director
Robert Saunders
Assistant Director
William Shanks
Assistant Director
Wingate Smith
Assistant Director
Abe Steinberg
Production Supervisor, Production Executive
Thomas Conroy
Production Supervisor
Bernard Smith
Producer
Bill Johnson
Camera Operator
James V. King
Camera Operator

Owen Marsh
Camera Technician
Robert Fuca
Set Costumer

Walter Plunkett
Costume Design
Ron Talsky
Costume Design

Jay Sebring
Hair Designer

Sydney Guilaroff
Hairstylist

William Tuttle
Makeup Designer
John Truwe
Makeup Artist
Lynn F. Reynolds
Makeup Artist

Richard Talmadge
Second Unit Director, Stunt Coordinator
Harold E. Wellman
Second Unit Director of Photography
John Logan
Supervising Sound Editor
Carl Brandon
Sound Editor
Harold Humbrock
Sound Editor
Van Allen James
Sound Editor
Kendrick Kinney
Sound Editor
John Lipow
Sound Editor
Milo B. Lory
Sound Editor
Bob Overbeck
Special Effects Technician
Charles Schulthies
Special Effects Technician
Lester Swartz
Special Effects

A. Arnold Gillespie
Visual Effects
Robert R. Hoag
Visual Effects

Alfred Newman
Original Music Composer, Conductor
Robert Emmett Dolan
Music Coordinator, Conductor
Robert Bain
Musician
Vince De Rosa
Musician
Carl Fortina
Musician
Tommy Morgan
Musician
Uan Rasey
Musician
Ethmer Roten
Musician
Louise Di Tullio
Musician
Ken Darby
Lyricist, Vocals

Sammy Cahn
Lyricist

Johnny Mercer
Lyricist
Frank Wesselhoff
Painter
Henry Grace
Set Decoration
Don Greenwood Jr.
Set Decoration
Jack Mills
Set Decoration

Michael Preece
Script Supervisor

Hal Needham
Stunts

Ronnie Rondell Jr.
Stunts
Rick Arnold
Stunts
May Boss
Stunts

Polly Burson
Stunts
Al Carmichael
Stunts

Frank Cordell
Stunts
Everett Creach
Stunts
John Epper
Stunts

Richard Farnsworth
Stunts
Sol Gorss
Stunts

Fred Graham
Stunts
Donna Hall
Stunts, Stunt Double

Chuck Hayward
Stunts
Charles Horvath
Stunts

Loren Janes
Stunts, Stunt Double

Roy Jenson
Stunts
Leroy Johnson
Stunts
Eddie Juaregui
Stunts

Cliff Lyons
Stunts
Ted Mapes
Stunts

Troy Melton
Stunts
Louise Montana
Stunts

Bob Morgan
Stunts

Boyd 'Red' Morgan
Stunts

Harvey Parry
Stunts
Gil Perkins
Stunts
Carl Pitti
Stunts
Rusty Richards
Stunts

Chuck Roberson
Stunts, Stunt Double
Danny Sands
Stunts
Dick Shane
Stunts

Dean Smith
Stunts
Bob Terhune
Stunts

Ken Terrell
Stunts
Jerry Vance
Stunts
Autry Ward
Stunts
Troy Ward
Stunts
Jack Williams
Stunts
Jack N. Young
Stunts
Joe Yrigoyen
Stunts
Franklin Milton
Recording Supervision
Mike Henry
Negative Cutter

Pete G. Papanickolas
Grip
Robert Armbruster
Conductor
George W. Davis
Art Direction
William Ferrari
Art Direction
Addison Hehr
Art Direction
Dave Guard
Vocals
Paul Salamunovich
Vocals
Sally Stevens
Vocals
Jack Hayes
Orchestrator
Leo Shuken
Orchestrator
Matty Azzarone
Leadman
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