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The Way West

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.

1967 |2h 2m |  Action, Adventure, Drama, Western

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Cast

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Kirk Douglas

Sen. William J. Tadlock

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Robert Mitchum

Dick Summers

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Richard Widmark

Lije Evans

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Lola Albright

Rebecca 'Becky' Evans

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Jack Elam

Preacher Weatherby

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Stubby Kaye

Sam Fairman

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Michael McGreevey

Brownie Evans

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Harry Carey, Jr.

Mr. McBee

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Connie Sawyer

Mrs. McBee

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Michael Witney

Johnnie Mack

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William Lundigan

Michael Moynihan

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Elisabeth Fraser

Mrs. Fairman

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John Mitchum

Little Henry

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Patric Knowles

Captain Grant

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Timothy Scott

Middle Henry

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Roy Glenn

Saunders

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Paul Lukather

Mr. Turley

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Stefan Arngrim

William J. Tadlock Jr.

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Roy Barcroft

Mr. Masters

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Eve McVeagh

Mrs. Masters

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Peggy Stewart

Mrs. Turley

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Nick Cravat

Calvelli

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Michael Keep

Indian Brave

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Mike Lane

Sioux Chief (as Michael Lane)

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Sally Field

Mercy McBee

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Katherine Justice

Amanda Mack

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Paul Wexler

Barber (uncredited)

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Sam Elliott

Missouri Townsman (uncredited)

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Eddie Little Sky

Sioux Warrior (uncredited)

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Rex Trailer

Cowboy Asking About Bethel Bartholomew (uncredited)

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Status

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Language

English

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