The Way West

– In the mid-19th century, Senator William J. Tadlock leads a group of settlers overland in a quest to..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.20 / 10
Duration:
2 Hours and 2 Minutes
Release Year:
1967
The Way West (1967)

In 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.

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Producing Country:
USA
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Release Date:

12 Aug 1967

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
Approved

Director:

Andrew V. McLaglen

Writer:

Ben Maddow (screenplay), Mitch Lindemann (screenplay), A.B. Guthrie Jr. (novel)

Main Actors:

Kirk Douglas, Robert Mitchum, Richard Widmark, Lola Albright

Plot:

In 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.

Production:

United Artists

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.2/10
Metacritic:
42%