The Way West

"Cracking Like a Whip From Here to Excitement!"

May 24 1967 Approved 2h 2m
Adventure, Drama, Western

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.

Plot

In the mid nineteenth century, Senator William J. Tadlock leads a group of settlers overland in a quest to start a new settlement in the Western U.S. 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.

Written by

Ben Maddow, Mitch Lindemann, A.B. Guthrie Jr.

Directed by

Andrew V. McLaglen

Cast

Kirk Douglas, Robert Mitchum, Richard Widmark

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

United Artists, Harold Hecht Productions

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Trailers
The Way West (1967) ORIGINAL TRAILER
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