How the West Was Won

Summary

How the West Was Won is a film^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,171 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• How the West Was Won received the Academy Award for Best Film Editing^[3].
• How the West Was Won received the Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay^[4].
• How the West Was Won received the Academy Award for Best Sound^[5].
• How the West Was Won received the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films^[6].
• How the West Was Won's instance of is recorded as film^[7].
• How the West Was Won was directed by John Ford^[8].
• How the West Was Won was directed by Henry Hathaway^[9].
• How the West Was Won was directed by George Marshall^[10].
• James R. Webb wrote the screenplay for How the West Was Won^[11].
• How the West Was Won's composer is recorded as Alfred Newman^[12].
• How the West Was Won's genre is Western film^[13].
• How the West Was Won's genre is drama film^[14].
• A cast member of How the West Was Won was Carroll Baker^[15].
• A cast member of How the West Was Won was Lee J. Cobb^[16].
• A cast member of How the West Was Won was Henry Fonda^[17].
• A cast member of How the West Was Won was Carolyn Jones^[18].
• A cast member of How the West Was Won was Karl Malden^[19].
• A cast member of How the West Was Won was Gregory Peck^[20].
• A cast member of How the West Was Won was George Peppard^[21].
• A cast member of How the West Was Won was Robert Preston^[22].
• A cast member of How the West Was Won was Debbie Reynolds^[23].
• A cast member of How the West Was Won was James Stewart^[24].
• A cast member of How the West Was Won was Eli Wallach^[25].
• A cast member of How the West Was Won was John Wayne^[26].
• A cast member of How the West Was Won was Richard Widmark^[27].

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Authorship and Creation

How the West Was Won was produced by Bernard Smith^[28]. Directors include John Ford^[8], Henry Hathaway^[9], and George Marshall^[10]. James R. Webb wrote the screenplay for it^[11]. Cast members include Carroll Baker^[15], Lee J. Cobb^[16], Henry Fonda^[17], Carolyn Jones^[18], Karl Malden^[19], and Gregory Peck^[20].

Publication

How the West Was Won was published on +1962-01-01T00:00:00Z^[29]. The original language of it was English^[30]. Genres include Western film^[13] and drama film^[14]. It is part of National Film Registry^[31]. It was distributed by video on demand^[32].

Reception

Awards received include Academy Award for Best Film Editing^[3], an Academy Awards^[33], in United States^[34], founded in 1935^[35]; Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay^[4], an award for best screenplay^[36], in United States^[37], founded in 1941^[38]; Academy Award for Best Sound^[5], an Academy Awards^[39], in United States^[40]; and National Board of Review: Top Ten Films^[6], a film award^[41], in United States^[42], founded in 1929^[43]. Reviews include 7/10^[44] and 88%^[45].

Why It Matters

How the West Was Won ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,171 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[46] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[47]

FAQs

What awards did How the West Was Won receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Film Editing^[3], Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay^[4], Academy Award for Best Sound^[5], and National Board of Review: Top Ten Films^[6].