"HOW THE WEST WAS WON" (1962) Review
The 1962 movie, "HOW THE WEST WAS WON", was among the last of the altmodisch "epic" films that was released Von Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM). Filmed using the Cinerama widescreen process, it featured an all-star cast directed Von at least three directors.
After making the decision to use the Cinerama wide-screen process, MGM decided to produce a cinematic adaptation of LIFE magazine's 1959 series of Artikel about the history of the American West. Screenwriters James R. Webb and John Gay (uncredited) achieved this Von focusing the film on two to three generations...
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