I thought it might be fun to see Mitchum and Douglas reunited twenty years after Out of the Past; I couldn't have been more wrong. The Way West is an overlong, tedious western based on a Pulitzer Prize winning novel, set - like Anthony Mann's infinitely superior ...( read more)
Connie Sawyer, Harry Carey Jr., Jack Elam
Missouri 1843: ex-senator Tadlock and scout Summers lead a trek of settlers to Oregon, through more than 2500 kilometers of mostly Indian territory. Tadlock drives his people mercilessly. When his amb...( read more
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DVD Release Date: May 13, 2008
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Flixster Reviews (20)
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May 24, 2009
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October 6, 2009
wow umn just seen this movie 4 the 1st time n think that this is a good movie 2 watch....its got a good cast of actors/actressess thorughout this movie....i think that robert mitchum, richard widmark, michael mcgreevey, katherine justice, kirk douglas, lola albright, jack elam, h...( read more)
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August 17, 2008
Shows the true trials of the wagon trians to the west. This movie doesn't sugarcoat anything.
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November 8, 2007
This is an excellent movie. Has a star studded cast, Douglas,Mitchum, Widmark, Sally Field...Very much overlooked classic.
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