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