The Way West

Adventure, Drama, Western · 1967Approved

This saga of the wagon-train journey of a group of Western pioneers from Independence, Missouri, to Oregon along the historic Oregon Trail (from the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by A.B. Guthrie, Jr.) is known for its breathtaking photography of the Western expanse (by William H. Clothier). Kirk Douglas portrays a widowed senator who leads the wagon train, and Robert Mitchum plays the troubled trail scout--a man plagued by poor eyesight. The trials of the trail include Indian attacks and the inevitable human conflicts of men and women who are living in close quarters in a volatile, tense and dangerous atmosphere. Among the members of the party: a highly irascible and colorful Richard Widmark, and Sally Field in her first film role.

Starring

Robert Priestley, Kirk Douglas, Robert Mitchum, Ted Haworth, Harold Hecht, Richard Widmark, Bronislau Kaper, Lola Albright, Otho Lovering, Jack Elam

Director

Andrew V. McLaglen