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The Way West is a 1967 American Western film directed by Andrew V. McLaglen and produced by Harold Hecht. The screenplay was written by Ben Maddow and A. B. Guthrie Jr., based on a work by Guthrie. The cast includes Kirk Douglas, Robert Mitchum, Richard Widmark, and Lola Albright. William H. Clothier served as director of photography, with editing by Otho Lovering and music by Bronisław Kaper.
The narrative is set in Missouri and follows settlers in the 19th century, featuring themes of native American encounters. The film was distributed by United Artists and Netflix, with additional availability through providers such as fuboTV, MGM+, and Philo. It has a runtime of 122 minutes and was originally released in the United States.
Critical reception includes a review score of 5.2 out of 10 and a 29% rating. Audience metrics list a vote average of 6.136 on TMDb and a rating of 6.2 on IMDb. The film is categorized as an adventure and drama, with a tagline describing it as "Cracking Like a Whip From Here to Excitement!"
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6.1In 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.
Cast
- Kirk Douglas as Sen. William J. Tadlock
- Robert Mitchum as Dick Summers
- Richard Widmark as Lije Evans
- Lola Albright as Rebecca 'Becky' Evans
- Jack Elam as Preacher Weatherby
- Stubby Kaye as Sam Fairman
Themes
- based on novel or book
- settler
- native american
- 19th century
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- Western film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Andrew V. McLaglen
- Screenwriter
- A. B. Guthrie Jr.
- Cast member
- Eve McVeagh
- Composer
- Bronisław Kaper
- Producer
- Harold Hecht
- Cinematographer
- William H. Clothier
- Narrative location
- Missouri
- Duration
- 122
- FilmAffinity ID
- 842084
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- Katherine Justice & Michael Witney in 'The Way West', 1967.jpg
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- publication date
- 1967-01-01
- film editor
- Otho Lovering
- title
- The Way West
- after a work by
- A. B. Guthrie Jr.
- distributed by
- Netflix
- Commons category
- The Way West (film)
- review score
- 29%
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