The Way West

The Way West (1967)

Cracking Like a Whip From Here to Excitement!

In the mid-19th century, Senator William J. Tadlock leads a group of settlers overland in a quest to start a new settlement in the Western US. Tadlock is a highly principled and demanding taskmaster who is as hard on himself as he is on those who have joined his wagon train. He clashes with one of the new settlers, Lije Evans, who doesn't quite appreciate Tadlock's ways. Along the way, the families must face death and heartbreak and a sampling of frontier justice when one of them accidentally kills a young Indian boy.

Date of release
1967-05-24
TMDB
6.1 / 10 (113)
Runtime
2h 2m
Genres
Action, Adventure, Drama, Western
Director
Andrew V. McLaglen

Casting

  • Kirk Douglas — Sen. William J. Tadlock
  • Robert Mitchum — Dick Summers
  • Richard Widmark — Lije Evans
  • Lola Albright — Rebecca 'Becky' Evans
  • Jack Elam — Preacher Weatherby
  • Stubby Kaye — Sam Fairman
  • Michael McGreevey — Brownie Evans
  • Harry Carey Jr. — Mr. McBee
  • Connie Sawyer — Mrs. McBee
  • Michael Witney — Johnnie Mack
  • William Lundigan — Michael Moynihan
  • Elisabeth Fraser — Mrs. Fairman

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