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Key Information
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| Directors: |
George Marshall |
| Stars: |
James Stewart |
| Actors: |
Eli Wallach |
| Genre: |
Westerns |
| Subgenre: |
Family Interaction |
| MPAA Rating: |
G (MPAA) |
| Available Formats: |
DVD: 2-Disc Set Special Edition |
| UPC: |
883929026487 |
| Release Date: |
1962 |
| Running Time: |
2hr 45min |
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Languages
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| Original Language: |
English |
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DVD Editions
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Format: DVD: 3-Disc Set Ultimate Collector's Edition, 2hr 42min
Release Company: Warner Home Video (August 26, 2008)
UPC: 883929026487 |
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VHS Editions
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Format: VHS, 2hr 35min |
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Credits
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| Screenwriter: |
James R. Webb |
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Professional Reviews
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(09/08/2008, Dave Kehr): "[T]he open-air sequences...with their unmoving camera, long-shot compositions and rootedness in the rural landscape, recall the work of the American pioneer D.W. Griffith." |
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Quotes from the Movie
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"That goddamned Cinerama... do you know a waist shot is as close as you could get with that thing?" -- Henry Hathaway
"The epic journey of four generations of Americans who carved out a country with their bare hands." -- line from the poster for the 1970 reissue |
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Hollywood's most celebrated luminaries--behind the camera as well as in front of it--combined talents to present this 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. The film, divided into three chapters--"The Civil War" (directed by John Ford), "The Railroad" (directed by George Marshall), and "The River, the Plains, the Outlaws" (directed by Henry Hathaway)--tells the story of the Prescotts, a spirited group of easterners who make a declaration to migrate west. When their parents are lost in a tragic river accident, Eve (Carroll Baker) and Lilith (Debbie Reynolds) go their separate ways. Eve remains on the land that took her parents, settling down with the well-intentioned Linus Rawlings (James Stewart), while Lilith becomes a singer who is courted by the conniving Cleve Van Valen (Gregory Peck) when he learns that she has inherited a fortune in California. As time passes and the Civil War ... |
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