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The Way West is a american film of genre Drama directed by Andrew V. McLaglen released in USA on 24 may 1967 with Kirk Douglas
The Way West (1967)
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Add to a movie listThe Way West is a 1967 American epic western film based on the Pulitzer Prize winning novel by A. B. Guthrie, Jr.. The film stars Kirk Douglas, Robert Mitchum, and Richard Widmark, and features Sally Field in her first major film role. The film was directed by veteran television director Andrew V. McLaglen and featured on-location cinematography by William H. Clothier.
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U.S. Senator William Tadlock (Kirk Douglas) is leaving his home in Missouri in 1843, heading west on the Oregon Trail by wagon train. His son and slave come along, with Dick Summers (Robert Mitchum) as a hired guide.Actors
Kirk Douglas
(Sen. William J. Tadlock)
Robert Mitchum
(Dick Summers)
Richard Widmark
(Lije Evans)
Lola Albright
(Rebecca 'Becky' Evans)
Jack Elam
(Preacher Weatherby)
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