play_arrow Watch Now Amazon Videobuy, rentApple TVbuy, rentGoogle Play Moviesbuy, rentYouTubebuy, rentFandango At Homebuy, rentchevron_rightWestern7071887481 Play Trailer Play Trailer 7071887481play_arrow Watch Now Amazon Videobuy, rentApple TVbuy, rentGoogle Play Moviesbuy, rentYouTubebuy, rentFandango At Homebuy, rentchevron_rightWesternthumb_upthumb_downHow the West Was WonNovember 2, 1962Directed byJohn FordThe 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.US content warning riversettlernative americancaravanoutlaw+6 more Last Updated: January 5, 2026 Request Update CastCarroll BakerEve Prescott RawlingsLee J. CobbMarshal Lou RamseyHenry FondaJethro StuartCarolyn JonesJulie RawlingsKarl MaldenZebulon PrescottGregory PeckCleve Van ValenGeorge PeppardZeb RawlingsRobert PrestonRoger MorganDebbie ReynoldsLilith PrescottJames StewartLinus RawlingsEli WallachCharlie GantJohn WayneWilliam ShermanRichard WidmarkMike KingSpencer TracyNarrator (voice)Brigid BazlenDora HawkinsTrailerHow The West Was Won - TrailerClipWagon Train AttackFeaturetteBrian Trenchard-Smith on HOW THE WEST WAS WON Image Gallery RecommendedThe ComancherosThe Long Voyage HomeThe Wings of EaglesThe FBI StorySavage SamThe Devil Has a NameLos Angeles Plays ItselfIvanhoeTwo Mules for Sister SaraMunster, Go Home!The VikingsThe Big CountryThe Spirit of St. LouisFast ConvoyDjango, Prepare a Coffin