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