James R. Webb

How the West Was Won brings together four of the mid-twentieth century's most revered American directors and a star-studded cast to tell this sprawling frontier tale spanning five decades. Winner of Best Original Story & Screenplay, Sound and Editing at the 1964 Academy Awards.

Sam Bowden (played by Gregory Peck) witnesses a rape committed by Max Cady (Robert Mitchum) and testifies against him. When released after eight years in prison, Cady begins stalking Bowden and his family, but is always clever enough not to violate the law.

Gregory Peck is a cool-headed ex-sea captain who comes to the macho Old West to marry, but becomes embroiled in a feud between two families in this epic, classic Western. From director William Wyler (Ben-Hur, Roman Holiday), co-stars Jean Simmons and Charlton Heston.