"The epic tale of the development of the American West from the 1830s through the Civil War to the end of the century, as seen through the eyes of one pioneer family."
Debbie Reynolds
as Lilith Prescott
George Peppard
as Zeb Rawlings
Carroll Baker
as Eve Prescott Rawlings
James Stewart
as Linus Rawlings
Gregory Peck
as Cleve Van Valen
Karl Malden
as Zebulon Prescott
Robert Preston
as Roger Morgan
Henry Fonda
as Jethro Stuart
Richard Widmark
as Mike King
Carolyn Jones
as Julie Rawlings
Agnes Moorehead
as Rebecca Prescott
Lee J. Cobb
as Marshal Lou Ramsey
Thelma Ritter
as Agatha Clegg
John Wayne
as Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman
Harry Morgan
as Gen. Ulysses S. Grant
Eli Wallach
as Charlie Gant
Walter Brennan
as Col. Jeb Hawkins
Brigid Bazlen
as Dora Hawkins
David Brian
as Lilith's Attorney
Andy Devine
as Cpl. Peterson
Raymond Massey
as Abraham Lincoln
Mickey Shaughnessy
as Deputy Stover
Russ Tamblyn
as Confederate Deserter
Spencer Tracy
as Narrator (voice)
Harry Dean Stanton
as Gant Henchman (uncredited)
Lee Van Cleef
as River Pirate (uncredited)
Rodolfo Acosta
as Gant Gang Member (uncredited)
Clinton Sundberg
as Hylan Seabury (uncredited)
Willis Bouchey
as Civil War Surgeon (uncredited)
Claude Johnson
as Jeremiah Rawlings (uncredited)
Kim Charney
as Sam Prescott (uncredited)
Bryan Russell
as Zeke Prescott (uncredited)
Stanley Livingston
as Prescott Rawlings (uncredited)
Jay C. Flippen
as Huggins (uncredited)
Tudor Owen
as Parson Alec Harvey (uncredited)
Karl Swenson
as Train Conductor (uncredited)
James Griffith
as Poker Player with Cleve (uncredited)
Jack Pennick
as Cpl. Murphy
Jim Michael
as Barfly (uncredited)
Chuck Roberson
as Officer (uncredited)
Claude Akins
as Man (uncredited)
Mark Allen
as Colin Harvey (uncredited)
Don Anderson
as Auction Guest (uncredited)
Beulah Archuletta
as Arapaho Woman (uncredited)
Robert Banas
as Dance Hall Dancer (uncredited)
Willie Bloom
Bill Borzage
John Breen
as Waiter (uncredited)
Charlie Briggs
as Flying Arrow Barker (uncredited)
Buddy Bryan
as Music Hall Dancer / Wagon Train Traveler (uncredited)
Paul Bryar
as Auctioneer's Assistant (uncredited)
Walter Burke
as Wagon Poker Player (uncredited)
Polly Burson
as Stock Player (uncredited)
Ken Curtis
as Cpl. Ben (uncredited)
John Damler
as Lawyer (uncredited)
Christopher Dark
Kem Dibbs
as Blacksmith (uncredited)
Forrest Draper
as Bit Role (uncredited)
Craig Duncan
as James Marshall (uncredited)
Ben Black Elk Sr.
as Arapaho Chief (uncredited)
Raoul Freeman
Sol Gorss
Tom Greenway
Barry Harvey
as Angus Harvey (uncredited)
William Henry
as Staff Officer (uncredited)
Jerry Holmes
as Railroad Clerk (uncredited)
Roy Jenson
as Henchman (uncredited)
Walter Kightly
as Cavalryman (uncredited)
Jack Lambert
John Larch
as Grimes (uncredited)
Robert P. Lieb
as Bartender (uncredited)
Herbert Maneval
as Schoolboy (uncredited)
J. Edward McKinley
as Auctioneer (uncredited)
Gary Menteer
Harold Miller
Harry Monty
Bob Morgan
as Member of Train Robbery Gang (uncredited)
Boyd 'Red' Morgan
Forbes Murray
Robert Nash
Cliff Osmond
Harvey Parry
Gil Perkins
Red Perkins
as Union Soldier (uncredited)
Murray Pollack
Paul Power
Frank Radcliffe
Buddy Red Bow
as Arapaho Man (uncredited)
Walter Reed
Victor Romito
Jamie Ross
as Bruce Harvey (uncredited)
Gene Roth
as Riverboat Poker Player (uncredited)
Bing Russell
Danny Sands
as Trapeze Man (uncredited)
Joe Sawyer
as Riverboat Officer (uncredited)
Jeffrey Sayre
Phil Schumacher
June Smaney
as Saloon Girl (uncredited)
Kelly Smith
as Little Girl (uncredited)
Dub Taylor
Ken Terrell
Jack Tornek
William Wellman Jr.
as Officer #2 (uncredited)
Harry Wilson
as Cattleman at Barricade (uncredited)
Carleton Young
John Ford
Director
Henry Hathaway
George Marshall
Bernard Smith
Producer
Alfred Newman
Original Music Composer
William H. Daniels
Director of Photography
Milton Krasner
Charles Lang
Joseph LaShelle
Harold F. Kress
Editor
Walter Plunkett
Costume Design
Sydney Guilaroff
Hairstylist
Hal Needham
Stunts
Ronnie Rondell Jr.
Richard Thorpe
Special Guest Director
John Gay
Writer
Ron Talsky
John Truwe
Makeup Artist
William Tuttle
Makeup Designer
Lynn F. Reynolds
Jay Sebring
Hair Designer
Abe Steinberg
Production Supervisor
Hank Moonjean
Assistant Director
Richard Talmadge
Second Unit Director
Matty Azzarone
Leadman
Frank Wesselhoff
Painter
Tyrus Wong
Art Department Assistant
Carl Brandon
Sound Editor
Harold Humbrock
Van Allen James
Kendrick Kinney
John Lipow
John Logan
Supervising Sound Editor
Milo B. Lory
Bob Overbeck
Special Effects Technician
Charles Schulthies
Lester Swartz
Special Effects
Rick Arnold
May Boss
Al Carmichael
Frank Cordell
Everett Creach
John Epper
Richard Farnsworth
Fred Graham
Donna Hall
Stunt Double
Chuck Hayward
Charles Horvath
Loren Janes
Leroy Johnson
Eddie Juaregui
Cliff Lyons
Ted Mapes
Troy Melton
Louise Montana
Carl Pitti
Rusty Richards
Dick Shane
Dean Smith
Stunt Coordinator
Bob Terhune
Jerry Vance
Autry Ward
Troy Ward
Jack Williams
Jack N. Young
Joe Yrigoyen
Harold E. Wellman
Second Unit Director of Photography
Bill Johnson
Camera Operator
James V. King
Owen Marsh
Camera Technician
Pete G. Papanickolas
Grip
Robert Fuca
Set Costumer
Joan Joseff
Other
Charles K. Hagedon
Editorial Consultant
Mike Henry
Negative Cutter
Dave Guard
Vocals
Robert Armbruster
Conductor
Robert Bain
Musician
Ken Darby
Vince De Rosa
Robert Emmett Dolan
Carl Fortina
Jack Hayes
Orchestrator
Tommy Morgan
Uan Rasey
Ethmer Roten
Paul Salamunovich
Leo Shuken
Sally Stevens
Louise Di Tullio
Michael Preece
Script Supervisor
Production Executive
Lyricist
Sammy Cahn
Johnny Mercer
George W. Davis
Art Direction
William Ferrari
Addison Hehr
Henry Grace
Set Decoration
Don Greenwood Jr.
Jack Mills
Color Assistant
George Marshall Jr.
William McGarry
Robert Saunders
William Shanks
Wingate Smith
Thomas Conroy
A. Arnold Gillespie
Visual Effects
Robert R. Hoag
Music Coordinator
Franklin Milton
Recording Supervision
James R. Webb