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.
Directed by
Henry Hathaway, John Ford, George Marshall
Written by
John Gay, James R. Webb
Dub Taylor
Man (uncredited)
Gregory Peck
Cleve Van Valen
Lee Van Cleef
River Pirate (uncredited)
James Stewart
Linus Rawlings
Carroll Baker
Eve Prescott Rawlings
Eli Wallach
Charlie Gant
John Wayne
Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman
Kim Charney
Sam Prescott (uncredited)
George Peppard
Zeb Rawlings
Henry Fonda
Jethro Stuart
Richard Widmark
Mike King
Agnes Moorehead
Rebecca Prescott
Claude Akins
Man (uncredited)
Ken Curtis
Cpl. Ben (uncredited)
Debbie Reynolds
Lilith Prescott
Karl Swenson
Train Conductor (uncredited)
Harry Dean Stanton
Gant Henchman (uncredited)
Bing Russell
Man (uncredited)
Karl Malden
Zebulon Prescott
Richard Farnsworth
Walter Brennan
Col. Jeb Hawkins
Lee J. Cobb
Marshal Lou Ramsey
Russ Tamblyn
Confederate Deserter
Harry Morgan
Gen. Ulysses S. Grant
Carolyn Jones
Julie Rawlings
Harold Miller
Auction Guest (uncredited)
Willis Bouchey
Civil War Surgeon (uncredited)
Walter Burke
Wagon Poker Player (uncredited)
Jay C. Flippen
Huggins (uncredited)
Hal Needham
Robert Preston
Roger Morgan
John Larch
Grimes (uncredited)
David Brian
Lilith's Attorney
Andy Devine
Cpl. Peterson
Jack Lambert
Gant Henchman (uncredited)
Thelma Ritter
Agatha Clegg
Brigid Bazlen
Dora Hawkins
William Wellman Jr.
Officer #2 (uncredited)
Forbes Murray
Auction Guest (uncredited)
Fred Graham
Walter Reed
River Pirate (uncredited)
James Griffith
Poker Player with Cleve (uncredited)
Raymond Massey
Abraham Lincoln
Carleton Young
Poker Player with Cleve (uncredited)
Roy Jenson
Henchman (uncredited)
Chuck Roberson
Officer (uncredited)
Ken Darby
Spencer Tracy
Narrator (voice)
Cliff Osmond
Bartender (uncredited)
William Henry
Staff Officer (uncredited)
Christopher Dark
Poker Player with Cleve (uncredited)
Tudor Owen
Parson Alec Harvey (uncredited)
Joe Sawyer
Riverboat Officer (uncredited)
Gene Roth
Riverboat Poker Player (uncredited)
Dean Smith
Paul Bryar
Auctioneer's Assistant (uncredited)
Stanley Livingston
Prescott Rawlings (uncredited)
Harry Wilson
Cattleman at Barricade (uncredited)
Rodolfo Acosta
Gant Gang Member (uncredited)
Mickey Shaughnessy
Deputy Stover
Jeffrey Sayre
Auction Guest (uncredited)
Boyd 'Red' Morgan
River Pirate (uncredited)
Clinton Sundberg
Hylan Seabury (uncredited)
Mark Allen
Colin Harvey (uncredited)
Bryan Russell
Zeke Prescott (uncredited)
Bill Borzage
Barfly (uncredited)
Jack Pennick
Cpl. Murphy
Claude Johnson
Jeremiah Rawlings (uncredited)
J. Edward McKinley
Auctioneer (uncredited)
Cliff Lyons
John Damler
Lawyer (uncredited)
Johnny Mercer
Charlie Briggs
Flying Arrow Barker (uncredited)
Frank Cordell
Richard Talmadge
Jim Michael
Barfly (uncredited)
Don Anderson
Auction Guest (uncredited)
Beulah Archuletta
Arapaho Woman (uncredited)
Robert Banas
Dance Hall Dancer (uncredited)
Willie Bloom
Barfly (uncredited)
John Breen
Waiter (uncredited)
Buddy Bryan
Music Hall Dancer / Wagon Train Traveler (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)
Jerry Holmes
Railroad Clerk (uncredited)
Walter Kightly
Cavalryman (uncredited)
Robert P. Lieb
Bartender (uncredited)
Herbert Maneval
Schoolboy (uncredited)
Harry Monty
River Pirate (uncredited)
Robert Nash
Lawyer (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)