The Way West ( Harold Hecht's The Way West )

The Way West (DVD) (*)

$22.99

Original Title: Harold Hecht's The Way West
Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital Stereo )
Spanish ( Dolby Digital Stereo )
Spanish ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Spain ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
113 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Filmographies
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1967 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Andrew V. McLaglen

Written By:
A.B. Guthrie Jr.
Ben Maddow

Actors:
Kirk Douglas ..... Sen. William J. Tadlock
Robert Mitchum ..... Dick Summers
Richard Widmark ..... Lije Evans
Lola Albright ..... Rebecca 'Becky' Evans
Sally Field ..... Mercy McBee
Katherine Justice ..... Amanda Mack
Jack Elam ..... Preacher Weatherby
Stubby Kaye ..... Sam Fairman
Michael McGreevey ..... Brownie Evans
Harry Carey Jr. ..... Mr. McBee (as Harry Carey)
Connie Sawyer ..... Mrs. McBee
Michael Witney ..... Johnnie Mack
William Lundigan ..... Michael Moynihan
Elisabeth Fraser ..... Mrs. Fairman (as Elizabeth Fraser)
John Mitchum ..... Little Henry

Synopsis:

Senator William J. Tadlock (Kirk Douglas) enlists the help of veteran scout Dick Summers (Robert Mitchum) to lead a wagon train of settlers from Missouri to Oregon in this plodding, routine western. A scared settler accidently shoots an Indian boy who is mistaken for a wolf, prompting Summers to order newlywed triggerman Johnny Mack (Michael Witney) to be hanged to avoid an Indian attack. The highlight of the film is the expert cinematography. Watch for Sally Field in her first big-screen role as the slatternly Mercy McBee.

In the mid-19th century, Senator William J. Tadlock leads a group of settlers overland in a quest to start a new settlement in the Western US. Tadlock is a highly principled and demanding taskmaster who is as hard on himself as he is on those who have joined his wagon train. He clashes with one of the new settlers, Lije Evans, who doesn't quite appreciate Tadlock's ways. Along the way, the families must face death and heartbreak and a sampling of frontier justice when one of them accidentally kills a young Indian boy.

Missouri 1843: ex-senator Tadlock and scout Summers lead a trek of settlers to Oregon, through more than 2500 kilometers of mostly Indian territory. Tadlock drives his people mercilessly. When his ambition costs some people's lives, his ability is questioned. Settler Evan takes over command.

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