How the West Was Won

1962 film by John Ford, Henry Hathaway and George Marshall
Movie film Q162518
How the West Was Won
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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 (12,235 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

The original language of How the West Was Won was English[29]. Genres include Western film[13] and drama film[14]. It is part of National Film Registry[30]. It was distributed by video on demand[31].

Reception

Awards received include Academy Award for Best Film Editing[3], an Academy Awards[32], in United States[33], founded in 1935[34]; Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay[4], an award for best screenplay[35], in United States[36], founded in 1941[37]; Academy Award for Best Sound[5], an Academy Awards[38], in United States[39], founded in 1930[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], 88%[45], and 7.1/10[46].

Why It Matters

How the West Was Won ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,235 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] It is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]

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].

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  1. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [47] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [48] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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